We all listen to the urban legends and treat them as gospel. Some things have become such common knowledge in our culture, that to doubt them could be considered heresy. Unfortunately not everything we read about or hear about is true. Some things are ‘close but not quite’, and other things are downright lies. But if we hear something often enough it takes on the veil of truth.

                These lies spill over into all aspects of our life. And some of them are more believable than others. Daniel Im has written a book that exposes several of these lies. (You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies About Work, Life and Love, B&H publishing, 2020)

                It’s bad enough when other people lie to us, intentionally or not, but it’s even worse when we tell ourselves those lies, and repeat them so often that they become truth. We believe our lies and live our lives accordingly. Unfortunately, when we’re chasing after the wrong things, we often forget God and the part that He should be playing in our lives.  We lust after possessions and status, we try to be the person that we think models success, and totally ignore the person that God has created each of us to be.

                As Im addresses these lies, he also refers us to the scriptures that exemplify certain Biblical truths.

                This book was a good reminder for me that God’s truths are eternal, but sometimes I prefer to listen to the lies that world tells me.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. 4/5