Nothing but the TRUTH

“ ‘Do not steal. “ ‘Do not lie. “ ‘Do not deceive one another."

Leviticus 19:11 

There is no such thing as an 'OK-white-lie'.  A lie is a lie, and whether small or big, a lie is as sinful as  murder

Truth

Proverbs 28:18

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Rely on God

1 Samuel 16:7 +The Message (MSG)

⁷ But God told Samuel, “Looks aren’t everything. Don’t be impressed with his looks and stature. I’ve already eliminated him. God judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; God looks into the heart.”

Looks can be deceiving – don’t rely on them!  Rely on God!  Rely on the thoughts that he places deep within your heart – those are the ones that will lead you to the right people and keep you away from wrong people, regardless of looks, color, creed, or background.

 

God is the world

“… Israel’s God of Glory doesn’t deceive and he doesn’t dither.  He says what he means and means what he says.” 1 Samuel 15:27-29 MSG

The world deceives, God does not.  The world changes, God does not.  The world causes confusion, God does not.  The world steps back, God steps in.  No, the world is not God, however, God is the world!

A heart filled with pride

"The pride of your heart has deceived you..." Obadiah 2 AMP

Symptoms of pride spoken in the book of Obadiah include: violence; arrogance; coldness; hate; stealing; gloat; rejoicing over one's misfortune; etc. However, there are so many more symptoms of pride, and that is where you need to make time for a good ol' one-on-one with the Lord.  Ask Him to, and let Him, show you parts of your life where you need to rise higher, repent, make good, apologize, change your behavior, or make changes of the people you associate with; He will tell you, He will help you, and He will pour His forgiveness over you and give you favor to make good on the hurt you've done.  On the other hand, if you fail to rid yourself of pride, then unfortunately, my friend, "As you have done, it shall be done to you; your dealings will return upon your head.". (Obadiah 15 AMP)

Pride is a choice one makes to do, or not to do.  Make the choice not to be prideful! Your life will be more peaceful and peace-filled, you will bear much fruit, and you will have a glorious future that you can look forward to with a bold, God-Almighty filled confidence of which can never be taken away from you - less, of course, you decide to freely give that confidence away to the enemy.

Do not let yourself be deceived.

"...Do not deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will surely stay away from us - for they will not stay away." Jeremiah 37:9

Replace the word, Chaldeans, with the words, devil and his army; now, re-read the the verse.  Friends, never let yourself think that you've become righteous enough to be free of Satan - the moment you do, you immediately begin to weaken, making you vulnerable to, and appealing, to him.  For instance, being selfish; not spending quality, one-on-one, time with God; not helping those in need; or having an egotistical attitude, are just a few of the ways we begin to weaken in faith, which leads us right into the chains of the devil. 

So, make a point, on a daily basis, to ask yourself if you fall into these categories, and if you do, get down on your knees, repent, and begin to make right your wrongs!  Remember, you are never, in yourself, above the devil, but, with God, you are equipped with His power, which can destroy the devil, and his army, without missing beat of the good plan that God has for your life.