Blog by Andy Lake
Introduction: Trauma and the Battle for the Mind
Trauma is more than an event—it is an experience that changes how the brain processes reality. For some, the memory of trauma feels permanently “stuck,” replaying without warning, as if the event were happening again in the present. This experience is ...
God has spoken a great truth. He has declared us precious in His sight. He proved our worth when He gave His Son to redeem us. Our value is not determined by what people think, or even by what we think—it is determined by the cross.
Satan loves to distort God-given traits into shameful labels. But God placed treasures in you—efficiency, confidence, motivation, compassion—and called them good. To reclaim them is not self-celebration; it’s worship of the One who designed you.
Our minds easily dwell on Satan’s lies, but Philippians 4:8 trains us to filter thoughts through God’s truth. It’s not about positive thinking—it’s about anchoring our worth in what God says is true, lovely, just, and pure.
Satan twists sensitivity into weakness, but God designed it as a reflection of His own heart. You are not “too much” when you care deeply—you are imaging Christ, who was “moved with compassion.”
