Christ With Coffee On Ice – Episode Summary
Episode Title: you're believing lies about yourself
Host: Ally Yost
Date: October 24, 2025
Overview
This episode centers on the subtle, damaging lies we believe about ourselves—particularly those undermining our identity in Christ. Ally Yost uses vulnerability, scripture, and personal testimony to explore how these false beliefs take root, how the enemy exploits them, and how Christian faith offers a foundation for truth, hope, and restoration. The episode offers encouragement and practical wisdom for recognizing and rejecting these lies, emphasizing God’s unique love and purpose for each individual.
Main Themes and Insights
1. Addressing Rapture Predictions and Christian Fear
[02:11 - 10:00]
- Ally discusses a recent viral trend predicting the rapture, how it sparked fear online, and why trying to predict God’s timing is both unbiblical and prideful.
- Key Insight: True preparedness is daily faithfulness—living each day as if it could be your last, focused on obedience and devotion to Christ.
- Memorable Quote:
"The best way to prove that we believe in Jesus is by taking every day as seriously as it would be our last and to be as faithful to Jesus today as if it was our last day." – Ally Yost [07:40]
- Ally reflects on the consistent unpredictability of God’s actions and the futility (and arrogance) of trying to anticipate God’s plans.
2. The Enemy’s Tactics: Identity Theft
[13:00 - 19:31]
- Introduction to the main topic: lies the enemy plants in our minds about our identity.
- Examples: The enemy targets both believers and non-believers, sowing seeds of doubt, fear, and inadequacy.
- Personal Example: Ally’s struggle with a belief of being “not smart enough” rooted in her academic experiences, leading her to stop trying to gain wisdom or knowledge.
- Memorable Quote:
"I've believed that I'm not smart enough. And that's a straight-up lie. But...I let those things tell me that I wasn't smart. So now I've believed that I'm not smart. And now I'm not even gonna bother, like, trying to apply myself..." – Ally Yost [15:50]
3. Common Lies the Enemy Uses
[19:31 - 37:00] Ally breaks down several forms of false identity traps:
- Lies About Worth: “You’re not enough,” “You’re unlovable.”
- Tying Identity to Performance: Believing your value is based on achievements or output—in the world or even with God.
- Quote:
"If people don't have their identity anchored in Jesus...the only other option is worldly things like performance and achievements." [20:40]
- Quote:
- Shame from Mistakes: Internalizing failures as being beyond repair, which Ally calls both false and "blasphemous"—it puts God in a box.
- Comparison: Measuring yourself against others’ gifts, spirituality, or life paths.
- Quote:
"It immediately makes other people like our enemy in a way...if we can't be like that, we resent them...and we're bitter towards them when they've done nothing." [31:32]
- Quote:
- Confusing Feelings with Truth: Taking transient emotions (anxiety, loneliness) as evidence of identity instead of consulting God’s word.
- Labels from the World: Adopting titles or failures assigned by society instead of foundational identity as a child of God.
4. Scriptural Grounding and Truth Against Lies
[35:38 - 37:00]
- Ally reads Galatians 2:20 to anchor Christian identity in Jesus:
“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me...” [35:38]
- Each competing label or lie is countered by scripture, e.g., Ephesians 2:10 ("God's workmanship") and Jeremiah 31:3 ("His love is everlasting").
5. Practical Tools for Discerning Lies vs. Truth
[37:00 - 41:00]
- Signs of Believing a Lie:
- Produces shame, fear, or hopelessness.
- Feels absolute and limiting. ("You'll always be this way" or, "You can never change.")
- Contradicts scripture.
- Leads to isolation from God or others.
- Recognizing God’s Truth:
- Alignment with Scripture: Does this thought line up with what God says about His children?
- Restoration, Not Condemnation: God’s conviction points to restoration, not making you feel worthless.
- Relationship, Not Performance: Identity is being God’s child, not what you do.
- Counterintuitive to Emotions: Truth may run against our feelings, e.g., you feel unloved, but God says otherwise.
- Simple Test: "Does this thought line up with Scripture and who God says I am?" If no, reject it; if yes, cling to it.
- Memorable Quote:
"If an identity statement leaves you feeling condemned, worthless, or stuck, it's not from God." [36:15]
Key Timestamps & Segment Highlights
| Timestamp | Segment | Details | |-----------|---------|---------| | 02:11 - 10:00 | Rapture Fears & Christian Preparedness | Social media panic, Biblical perspective on not knowing the day/hour. | | 13:00 - 19:31 | Introduction to Identity in Christ | The enemy’s focus on stealing identity; personal story on "not smart enough". | | 19:31 - 25:00 | The Enemy’s Strategies | Worth lies, performance pressure, shame, scriptural antidotes. | | 25:00 - 31:32 | Shame, Performance & Comparison | How shame and comparison impede healing. | | 31:32 - 37:00 | Feelings vs. Truth, Unhelpful Labels | Distinguishing feelings from God’s truth; scriptural identity. | | 37:00 - 41:00 | Detecting Lies vs. Embracing Truth | Practical steps to discern what’s from God or the enemy. | | 41:00 - End | Encouragement & Call to Action | Ally closes with a blessing and encouragement to live out Christ’s love daily. |
Noteworthy Quotes
- "The enemy wants to convince every person who's been made in the image of God that they are not who God says they are." – Ally Yost [13:21]
- "Feelings don’t define identity. God’s word does." – Ally Yost [33:00]
- "Our truest identity is in Christ. Any other labels outside of that can really distract us." – Ally Yost [35:40]
- "If an identity statement leaves you feeling condemned, worthless, or stuck, it's not from God." – [36:15]
Overall Tone & Host’s Approach
Ally is candid, nurturing, and relatable, weaving Bible truths with personal vulnerability. She encourages listeners to examine their thoughts, reject lies, and pursue a deeper relationship with Jesus—reassuring that God alone defines them, not their feelings or past. The summary of the Christian walk is one of returning to truth, refusing condemnation, and embracing the identity God has bestowed.
Final Encouragement & Call to Action
[40:30 - 41:00]
- Ally closes with an uplifting message:
"You are made so beautifully in his image. Never doubt the purpose of what God has for your life. Never doubt who he's created you to be. You are so special and unique." She invites listeners to “show somebody how cool Jesus is” by being the light in darkness.
This episode is essential for anyone struggling with self-doubt, shame, or the relentless pressure of worldly achievements. It’s a heartfelt call to return to Christ as the source of true, unshakeable identity.