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What’s Holding You Back Isn’t Real...It’s a Lie You Believed

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What’s Holding You Back Isn’t Real—It’s a Lie You Believed

We all battle with that voice—the one that whispers, “You’re not enough,” “You’ll never get it right,” or “You’re too late.”

That voice sounds like truth. But it’s not.

It’s a lie, wrapped in repetition.

And today, I want to show you how to break agreement with it and reclaim the voice of truth God already planted inside you.


The Hidden Prison of Belief

Your life moves in the direction of your strongest beliefs. Not your best intentions. Not your biggest dreams.

Beliefs.

And the ones limiting your growth often came from:

  • A parent who spoke out of their own fear

  • A past failure you never healed from

  • A teacher, coach, or friend who labeled you in a moment of pain

  • Or worse—a lie the enemy planted and repeated until you adopted it as your truth

But here’s the dangerous part: once you believe a lie, it no longer needs to be proven.
You’ll start finding evidence everywhere to support it. That’s the trap.


Biblical Truth: You Become What You Believe

Proverbs 23:7 says:
“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”

The heart—not the head—is where belief lives. That’s why just knowing something in your mind won’t change you.
You must believe it in your spirit.

That’s also why the enemy attacks your identity first. If he can get you to question who you are, he can control everything you do.

But if you’ll come back into alignment with who God says you are, you become unstoppable.


The DRVN Way to Destroy Limiting Beliefs

In the Believe stage of the DRVN Framework, we teach a five-step method called the Belief Breakthrough Process:

1. Identify the Lie

Write out every limiting belief that comes up when you think about your goals, calling, or success.
Examples:

  • “I’m not smart enough.”

  • “I always mess it up.”

  • “I’ll never be like them.”

2. Interrupt the Pattern

When that belief rises up again, don’t ignore it—interrupt it.
Say out loud: “That’s not true. That’s an old agreement.”

3. Replace It with God’s Truth

Find scriptures that speak directly against that lie.
Example: “I’m not good enough” → “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14).

4. Speak It Daily

Words shape your world. Speak your new identity every morning until it becomes your new default.

5. Take Identity-Based Action

Act like the person who believes it. If your new truth is “I am chosen and equipped,” how would that person behave in meetings, emails, or pitches?


Why This Matters

If you don’t destroy limiting beliefs, they’ll quietly destroy your potential.

You’ll self-sabotage without realizing it.
You’ll pray for breakthrough but stay bound in old agreements.
You’ll live saved—but stuck.

That’s not God’s best for you.


Jesus’ Example: Identity Over Lies

Before Jesus performed any miracles, before His ministry began, He was baptized—and the voice of the Father affirmed His identity:
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17)

Immediately after that, He was tempted in the wilderness. And what was the first attack?

“If you are the Son of God…” (Matthew 4:3)

The enemy didn’t question His power. He questioned His identity.

Jesus overcame by standing on what God had already spoken.
That’s your model too.


A Tool to Use Today: The Belief Inventory Worksheet

Take 15 minutes today and complete this quick exercise:

Prompt Your Response
What’s a goal or calling you feel resistance around?  
What do you believe about yourself in that area?  
What lie might be underneath that belief?  
What does God say about you instead? (Use scripture)  
What new belief will you choose?  
What daily action will reinforce it?  

This simple shift—done daily—can rewire your entire identity in 30 days or less.


You’re One Belief Away

There’s nothing wrong with your work ethic.
There’s nothing missing from your talent.
There’s nothing more you need to start walking in the fullness God already prepared.

You’re just one belief away from breakthrough.

And today’s the day to choose it.


Want help breaking your limiting beliefs and building unshakable confidence?
Join us in the DRVN Challenge, where I coach you through the exact belief transformation process that has changed thousands of lives.

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