If you want to see lies and deceit, just watch some commercials. It seems like our economy thrives on lying and cheating and taking advantage of people. But I won't rant about the depravity of advertising. Instead, there is another who thrives on lies and deceit: the devil. He spreads his poison all over the world, dripping it into the minds of everyone. Why are lies the devil's weapon of choice? Are they really that harmful? I don't know about you, but one glance at my own life gives me the answer. "You aren't strong enough." "You aren't smart enough." "You're ugly, no one would ever like you." "You one really cares about you." "You are the only one who struggles with that problem." And on and on and on.
I could spend all day writing down the lies that the devil pounds us with on a daily basis. And what happens when we believe them? Our view of reality is distorted into something false. We don't see things as they truly are. Before long, we begin to tell ourselves the lies, because we have accepted them as truth. And when we believe the lies, we are crippled. Even worse, we may end up doing the devil's work: hurting others, hurting ourselves, not helping, not loving, etc.
I have believed a lot of lies in my life, and I have no doubt I still believe many more I have yet to discover, or have yet to let God take care of. I've believed I couldn't do a countless number of things. I've believed if I didn't do well in school my parents would be disappointed and wouldn't like me anymore. I've believed I was an ugly, worthless piece of crud.
How do we stop believing lies? Truth. Truth destroys lies, just like light destroys darkness. The truth is, "I can do everything through him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13 NIV). The truth is, my parents will love me no matter what I do. The truth is, "God doesn't make junk" (The Skit Guys).
God's Word, the Bible, is The Truth. By knowing the truth, it is much harder to be deceived. There are some things I've learned over the past few years which I can always hold onto as true. Here are some of them. God is GOOD, all the time. God loves me UNCONDITIONALLY. God is IN CONTROL of my life. Of course, I don't always live like I believe these, but when I start to doubt and get afraid of life and all its troubles, I remember these truths, and know that everything will be fine.
Now, I don't have an awesome way to wrap this up, this has all just flowed out of me, and hopefully it made some sense. I think the most important thing for you to take away from this is: you believe lies about yourself. We all do. Find out what those lies are, and find out the truth. The truth will set you free. God bless you.
This is so true! Thank you for sharing... I know you posted this a few months ago, but we are always dealing with lies so it just as relevant now as it was when you first thought about it, and when Lucifer believed he could be like God, and when he filled Eve's mind with lies, and when he attempted to fill Jesus' mind with lies and failed! Jesus is the Way, the TRUTH, and the Life. This why Satan is defeated in the end, because lies cannot stand up against the TRUTH! If you are looking for the Truth, gaze on the wonderful face of Jesus and ponder His faithfulness and awesomeness!
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