Greetings, Dear Friends!

And to my new visitors, I say welcome. I post every Wednesday and my sole purpose is to bless and encourage you along your way...

I've been thinking a lot lately about the power of the lie.

The enemy of our souls is the father of lies and when we believe his rubbish, he can step back and watch us single-handedly destroy our own lives.

You see, to hold on to a lie means to let go of the abundant life and powerful destiny that God made available for those who believe Him.

Someone once said, "The devil lies to you, God tells you the truth, but you are the one who casts the deciding vote."

I've seen young girls give themselves away because they believed the lie that they were worthless. I've seen spouses walk away from a beautiful family because they believed the lie that the grass was greener somewhere else. I've seen godly Christians give in to selfish ambition because they believed the lie that if they're successful "here", they can be successful anywhere.

If we believe a lie, all of our choices will be in effort to retrieve for ourselves, in our own way, that which we think is lost or owed to us. Our underlying goal will be to rescue our sense of self worth and to grab what we think we deserve.

When we choose to believe the voice of the enemy, we give him (and spiteful people) a landing strip into the deepest places of our souls where only Jesus should be. We hand our precious value to the world on a silver platter with the invitation, "Here, you tell me what I'm worth, because I really don't know."

Though the lie isn't true, it often feels true, and because it feels true, we tend to believe it.

But then, there's the truth...