listening to lies

this song by shane and shane changed the way i think about spiritual battling. It describes almost exactly the battle that goes on in my head about how im not doing "good enough" for God and how I'm condemned for it. it brought me a lot of grace...and after looking at the comments on the youtube videos, satan apparently uses this on so many people. 

"Embracing Accusation"

The father of lies 
Coming to steal 
Kill and destroy 
All my hopes of being good enough 
I hear him saying cursed are the ones 
Who can’t abide 
He’s right 
Alleluia he’s right! 

The devil is preaching 
The song of the redeemed 
That I am cursed and gone astray 
I cannot gain salvation 
Embracing accusation 

Could the father of lies 
Be telling the truth 
Of God to me tonight? 
If the penalty of sin is death 
Then death is mine 
I hear him saying cursed are the ones 
Who can’t abide 
He’s right 
Alleluia he’s right! 

Oh the devil’s singing over me 
An age old song 
That I am cursed and gone astray 
Singing the first verse so conveniently 
He’s forgotten the refrain 
Jesus saves!

**If you go to www.shaneandshane.com, then click on the part that says "journal", they have some pretty awesome illustrations to their songs lyrics