I am being lied to.

Are you?

Did you know there is a Father of lies?

John 8:42-47 NLT Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me. Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! For you are the children of the devil, and you love to do evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies it is consistent with his character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. So when I tell you the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me! Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me? Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”

Did you know it is impossible for God to lie?

Hebrews 6:17 & 18 NIV Because God wanted to make the unchangeable nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised. He confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged.

Isaiah 45:19 NIV I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in the land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right.

When we believe things in our mind that come from a negative thought we should know who is behind it. We need to dismiss it right away and call upon our Heavenly Father our God of truth to speak love into our thoughts. When we don’t cast away negative thoughts right away they become planted and can take root over what truths are spoken to us words can get twisted and we can be brought down by things we believe in our minds that are not the right truth.

2 Corinthians 10:4&5 NIV The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to diminish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that’s sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Eventually we will begin to struggle with who we are, if we are loved and accepted and possibly start to stray away lost and alone in the tangled mess of the Father of lies deception which then in turn can really unfold damage in and around us. It starts with us believing the lies of the enemy and then turning away from God and walking in darkness beginning to hurt ourselves and others.

*Walking away from God…When life gets tough, run to God. Do not run away. Thoughts about being controlled came from the truth that was protection and providing for me. The enemy twists truths up into lies. My husband and I agreed when we had kids we would bring back the old ways of the man provides and the wife looks after the family. So when the day came, I didn’t like it. (I worked hard to provide for myself before we were married). I didn’t want to get handouts, I wanted to contribute to. (Truth-I was contributing looking after our kids). I didn’t see it that way. When my husband would work and then work some more the lies came that I was not important enough to my husband and he wanted me home to have control over me. LIE.

*One bad day who owns it…I poured a bad cup of JO (coffee). Starting my day on the wrong foot, having to run around like a chicken with my head cut off, taking several trips to town back and forth. (I don’t like to do in the first place, running errands in the City). (1 kid forgot this, run it in, store didn’t have the right supplies I needed, waste of a trip, kiddos missed the bus… on and on the day went) attack, attack, attack, where does it stop. It doesn’t. Sorry, it will never stop all you can do is equip yourself to not fall into the enemy’s trap. On this bad day I could of threw my hands up yelling and screaming and the old me would of, I would of allowed this day to take over and I would of fell into negativity when I never knew Jesus I would have been smoking, drinking and swearing, about this day. But with Jesus this day was a blessing cause no matter how many times the enemy was attacking me to take my peace I would not allow it and decided to trust that God had me holding me up and helping me though this day. It was my choice.

*Lies festering… I started to agree with the negativity in my mind the thoughts running wild of not being loved. When I was young I longed to hear my dad say ‘I love you.’ I have never heard the words. So what will the enemy do but bring it up over and over again. I was finally delivered when someone in obedience gave me a message that God placed on them to pass onto me. God says, “Daughter I love you.” Until that moment I lived in the lies of the enemy that I was not loved. (I knew of my husband’s love for me). But it is different a Father’s love, God’s love.

In the ocean of your life are you going to cast away and eventually drown? Are you going to try to find your own way to a shore and then eventually step into quicksand and get sucked down into the pit of lies again? OR Are you going to catch a wave and ride it into all God’s glory and when that wave slowly dissipates as your riding it do you leap over to catch another wave and ride it out again and again, believing what God’s truth is, it’s your decision, it’s your choice.

Don’t allow the lies of the enemy to bring you down not even for a moment don’t allow lies to fester causing infection, take your thoughts captive and call upon God.

Psalm 25:4&5 NIV Show me you ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are my God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

Psalm 25:4&5 NLT Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me. All day long I put my hope in you.