Introduction: Have Your Feelings Ever Confused You?

PART 1: TRUTH . . . OR PROBLEMS!

Chapter 1: A Snake Told the First Lie (Where do lies come from?)

Chapter 2: A Woman Wanted Some Fruit (Where do lies get their power?)

Chapter 3: Jesus Is Truth (Who can set you free?)

PART 2: LIES GIRLS BELIEVE AND THE TRUTH THAT SETS THEM FREE (YOUR TRUTH LAB)

Chapter 4: Lies about God

Truth #1: God loves you all the time, no matter what / LIE: “God only loves me when I’m good.”

Truth #2: God is all you need! / LIE: “God is not enough.”

Truth #3: You are a Christian if you believe in Jesus and receive Him as your Savior / LIE: “I’m a Christian because _." Chapter 5: Lies about Myself

Truth #4: God chose you! / LIE: “I’m not good enough.”

Truth #5: The beauty that matters most to God is on the inside of me / LIE: “Pretty girls are worth more.”

Truth #6: You’re ready for more responsibility / LIE: “I need more freedom.”

Chapter 6: Lies about FamilyTruth

#7: Your family is different, and that is good / LIE: “My family is soooo weird.”

Truth #8: You can be happy even in a broken family / LIE: “My family is too broken for me to ever be happy.”

Truth #9: God gives you joy when you honor your parents / LIE: “My parents just don’t get me.”

Chapter 7: Lies about Sin

Truth #10: Sin separates you from God / LIE: “My sin isn’t that big a deal.”

Truth #11: Hiding sin sets you up for failure / LIE: “I don’t need to tell anyone about my sin.”

Truth #12: Everything we see or hear should be true, noble, right, pure, lovely, worthy of respect, excellent, and praiseworthy / LIE: “What I watch/listen to doesn’t matter.”

Chapter 8: Lies about Being a Girl

Truth #13: God created two different genders: male and female / LIE: “Boys and girls aren’t really that different.”

Truth #14: Your ability to create life is something to celebrate / LIE: “Getting my period is going to be awful.”

Chapter 9: Lies about Boys

Truth #15: You can say “no” to boy craziness / LIE: “It’s okay to be boy crazy.”

Truth #16: You will never outgrow the need for wise advice / LIE: “I don’t need to talk to my mom about boys.”

Chapter 10: Lies about Friendship

Truth #17: We all need faithful friends, and the best way to find one is to become one / LIE: “I don’t have any friends.”

Truth #18: Every word you speak and every thought you think about someone should please God / LIE:“It’s okay to be mean.”

Chapter 11: Lies about the Future

Truth #19: Being a wife and mom is a good and important job / LIE: “It’s not cool to be JUST a wife and a mom.”

Truth #20: You are becoming what you will be / LIE: “I’m too young to _________.”

PART 3: THE TRUTH THAT SETS YOU FREE

Chapter 12: Your Thoughts Are the Boss of Your Feelings (How to Recognize and Identify Lies)

Chapter 13: Jesus Wants to Be the Boss of Your Thoughts (How to Replace Lies with the Truth)

Chapter 14: Wear the Belt of Truth (Using Truth to Be Set Free)

20 Key Truths
Notes

DANNAH GRESH is a bestselling author and cofounder of Pure Freedom. Dannah's books include And the Bride Wore White , What Are You Waiting For: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex, and Lies Young Women Believe (coauthored with Nancy Leigh DeMoss), in addition to the True Girl series. She is also a frequent guest for national radio, TV and print mediums. Dannah lives in State College, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bob, and their three children.

NANCY DEMOSS WOLGEMUTH has touched the lives of millions of women through Revive Our Hearts and the True Woman movement, calling them to heart revival and biblical womanhood. Her love for Christ and His Word is infectious, and permeates her online outreaches, conference messages, books, and two daily syndicated radio programs, Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him. Her books have sold more than three million copies and are reaching the hearts of women around the world. Nancy and her husband, Robert, live in Michigan.