One-minute read.
Lies permeate the world, and we all must deal with them. Trying to decipher truth from false tales gets harder and harder. Fake news, manipulated photos and videos, and AI technology that imitates people’s voices make knowing what to believe hard. When people lie about us, it hurts, and people will lie about us.
When people don’t know the whole story, they make up details to complete it. We make assumptions to fill in the gaps; I’m as guilty as anyone of doing it. Awareness of our thoughts helps us stop the narrative and remind ourselves that we don’t know everything and we never will.
And when people lie about us, we must respond with grace. Their opinion doesn’t define our identity; Christ does. Correcting them when possible helps, but if we can’t, don’t lose sleep over their wrong assumptions. If you keep a right relationship with God, the rest will take care of itself.
Confess your sins to the Savior. Ask Him to show you any lies you’ve believed. Look to the Lord to keep your heart pure and let Him lead you in all your ways.
Don’t live in the pitfall of someone’s lies. Instead, walk tall in the truth of the Savior and His unconditional love for you.
Prayer:
Lord,
Thank You for revealing the truth and not letting us live in the pitfalls of someone else’s lies. Please help us stay focused on You and Your opinion rather than the false tales of others.
IJNIP. Amen
