The Best Lies Series - What The World Says
The "best" lies are the ones that work. I like to say they are kind of like good poison, they are enticing and taste good, but that little bit of toxin will kill ya. The best lies put a colored lens over your life so you see things in a skewed way. You miss the good God has for you because you believe something the world wants you to focus on.
For instance, I share openly in our training about a lie I believed for years that said, "I'm not attractive." Some facts certainly need to be acknowledged. I am no longer in my twenties, the wrinkles on my face and the grey in my hair show it, the scale agrees - so there is some validity to those thoughts. I knew something was off in my thinking, though, and when I brought my concerns to God, He revealed something so lovely to me,
"I am as attractive as I choose to be."
That could have meant that I need to diet and exercise more, but in my heart I knew it was WAY different than that. He helped me see that the definition of attractive was that people wanted to be with you. Our society teaches us to define attractiveness mostly by physical characteristics. However, when I shift my focus to being someone people would want to be around, it feels so beautiful. It's a Christ-like servant-hearted lifestyle that connects with my spirit in ways that uplift me rather than send me to the gym. Of course, there is some truth to my being as physically attractive as I choose to be as well, but we all know people who are model specimens of fitness that we are not attracted to spend time with. Make sense? (I do go to the gym, by the way, but my motivation is to be strong and healthy, not to win approval through my fitness.)
When we bring our dissonance to God, He meets us there. He always offers a plan. He IS truth and helps us to see it.
What are some other things the world says are true that we may be using as a lie lens through which we view life?
- If only the government would do the right thing, then we would all be better off.
- You need a significant other to be fulfilled.
- More money will make all the difference.
There are so many to choose from! Can you see the facts that make swallowing the poison seem right? The government should do right things, but our state of well-being cannot be based on government. Or, how about the spouse one? God designed marriage for our good, but He is also enough for those who have lost a spouse or were never married. And more money would always be nice, but it will never be enough if that is what we are looking to for happiness.
When the colored lens/skewed view is removed, we can move more freely in the life God has FOR us!
Want more:
Check out this Freedom Prayer blog that shares steps to remove a lie lens.
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