Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table

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Our minds spin seemingly out of control with thoughts that are not only unproductive but potentially destructive and harmful.

These thoughts are not of God. No, they’re from an enemy lurking, ready to seize any opportunity to lie his way into your mind and claim control over your life.

But God has other plans for you – better plans – where you can experience intimacy, rest, and joy beyond your circumstances.

In Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table pastor and bestselling author, Louie Giglio offers biblical insight on how to…

Break free from the endless cycle of destructive thinking and recapture your freedom to your thoughts and emotions
Cancel the lies that will wreck your life and take the empowering steps to live fully alive in Christ
Stop the spiral of shame, temptation, and insecurity
Restore peace and rest in your life
Embrace the true purpose behind your journey through challenging circumstances

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Hand-to-Hand Combat

Louie Giglio

This is an excerpt from Louie Giglio’s book Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table. Jesus was tempted. The Enemy sent harmful thoughts His way. The Devil actually spoke to Jesus in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1–11), and Jesus heard the Devil’s words, yet Jesus never chose to entertain the Devil’s voice. See, when a harmful thought or temptation comes into our minds, we have a choice. We can either discard that thought or entertain it. If we discard it, good. But if we entertain it, that’s when the Devil sits at our table.

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Seven Truths to Live By

Louie Giglio

What follows are seven seeds from God, so don’t stop reading thinking that, “oh my goodness I’m not sure I can plant seven new things in my life right now.” You can do this! It will take time, but you can change your mind and, thus, you can change your life. My encouragement to you is to start small. Realigning your thinking with God’s thinking is a process. So take one step at a time. Take one thought each day. Dwell on that thought and memorize the scripture. By the end of the week, you’ll be…

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An “Even Though…I Will” Faith

Louie Giglio

This is an excerpt from Louie Giglio’s book Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table. It might seem logical for them to chuck their faith. We wouldn’t be surprised if they turned away from God in the midst of difficulty, or if they leaned toward their favorite addiction in an attempt to feel better. Unfortunately, that’s what too many people do when the going gets tough. See, when life turns hard for us, we’re almost always tempted to welcome the Enemy at our table. But when we realize that Jesus invites…

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