We’ve all been there. We know inside our heart we are wrong, yet we convince ourself and justify our actions. Some of us go as far as “fighting” just to be right, knowing the truth. We’re only hurting ourself when we deceive, and that’s exactly what it is. We’re placing the truth behind a clouded glass only to clarify in our own way. That’s no fair to the people around us as they’re affected-but it’s no fair to us. Like domino’s, once one lie is told, lies must follow to cover up the original lie. At some point and time, the truth will come to the light and be revealed. Let’s face it, if we believe a distorted truth, then that’s what we become and what we believe about ourself.

You know the distortions you’ve been told all your life: “You’ll never amount to nothing, you’re a failure, you’ll never do it, you’re so stupid to do that, fat people like yourself will never be successful.” Make it more personal, insert you’re distorted truth here and listen as you say it. It hurts like it did then right? Hopefully it doesn’t as time and God can lessen the pain, but if you’ve tried to handle it on your own-it hurts. Look at what David tells us in Psalms:

For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. 3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and to do good. Psalm 36:2-3

That’s what happens as we lie and deceive ourself, we begin to become deceitful, wicked in thought and words and you begin to think of yourself in a different light; deceptive light. When you sin and deceive, you think little of it if any at all, you have to keep doing it to catch up with the last one. Truth be told, the more right you convince yourself you are, the more wrong you become.

Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.” 34″I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered,” this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” 35But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you…” Matthew 26:33-35

Ironic the very thing Peter told Christ he would do, he failed. Christ even told Peter he would disown him, but Peter insisted.  The good news is, Peter repented and later Christ gave Peter a second chance when He asked Peter if he loved Him 3 times. (3 times Peter denied, 3 times Christ asked him if he loved Him.) The good news is, there is hope because we have a merciful and gracious Saviour who loves us so much, he sacrificed His life for us.

Pray:  We must talk to God on a daily basis, hourly-even every minute if we can. Praying is just that, talking to God-no specific ‘way’ or format we follow, we just speak from the heart. We must speak to God, and then we have to do the hardest thing afterwards-wait. We have to wait to see what or how God responds. Maybe he grants you extra time with a friend or spouse, maybe blessing you with financial success or even saving your marriage which is falling apart. By waiting, we can accept His answer or silence in order to follow His guidance.

Listen: Listen to God and see what He has to say to you and your heart. Look at Proverbs 8:33:

Change:  You have to make the move and change your ways. Whether it’s removing yourself from a friendship, changing jobs or just removing yourself from the “crowd” of those around you.

  • And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

You have to change your ways in order for anything to take place. It’s like talking about church, saying how good it is, how you’d like to go-but never attend. You have to take the first step and take action-to make it happen. When Christ enters in, the Bible tells us we are “new creatures,” so make the change. You wouldn’t put dirty clothes on after a nice hot bath would you? What would be the point right, so why do we keep putting the dirty ‘sins’ back on our life when we have a new life??

When you convince yourself you’re right even when you’re wrong, the path you head down is treacherous. It’s a road of deception, lies and hurt to yourself and the ones you love. It’s not worth it, you are better than the lies you are believing or have believed over the span of your life. Satan loves to stir up trouble and tell you what you’re worth. Yet don’t forget, God is the one who created you so you are worth a Savior’s life.

I’m not sure what lies you’ve been told that you believe, lies which you are telling yourself because you’ve listened to the wrong people in your life or it’s something you’ve fought all your life, let it go.. You have to let it go and give it to God, allow Him to empower you with the understanding you ARE someone and you ARE worth more than you give yourself credit.

 

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