Who’s that?
So we’ve got some foundational stuff going on here today… Not only do we have people in our lives influencing us in negative ways, we actually have Satan scheming against us. Probably not the first time we’ve heard it, but it’s not something we think about all that often.
A while back, we learned that a great way to pray for unbelievers is to ask God to allow truth to reach them, since they are in a fog of lies from the enemy. It’s a good reminder for us again today.
And it’s also useful to keep in mind that the negative, defeating thoughts we have aren’t necessarily from us… They were put there by someone who’s trying to harm us. When we can’t tell the difference between lies from the enemy and our own thoughts, he has us right where he wants us.
Lord, may I be diligent today to hold up every thought against the truth of Your word.
Today's devotional and Michele's post make me wonder...
ReplyDeleteHow do I know I am being lied to by my own thoughts?
How can I tell if that thought was really my own or shot in from a "blame thrower" (from the movie Mystery Men) to bring me down?
Ahhh, but I can know because the truth of God's word is my compass or light house in the fog of lies. When I see my thoughts filtered through the God's word it is like putting on night vision goggles or even better - X-ray vision!!
For me to be able to compare the lies to God's truth I have to have God's word in my mind and heart not just in the Bible on the shelf.
Thank you God for your word. Help me to long for it and study it so that I can know You and know the truth about how You think of me and not what Satan wants me to believe.