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“Most of us believe lies.”

A thought by Kyle Idleman from his book, Don't Give Up (p. 124). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Do we really believe lies?

Kyle says, “We don’t know they’re lies. If we knew they were lies, we wouldn’t believe them.”

He goes on, “Because we believe lies, we live our lives by them, right? If you believe swimming within thirty minutes of eating is dangerous, you won’t do it. And that gives the lie the same power over you as if it were truth. For centuries, people believed the lie that the earth was flat. Because they believed that lie, they wouldn’t go too far out in the ocean; they didn’t want to fall off the edge.

“When you believe a lie, it changes the way you live.

“It’s obviously not a big deal if you’ve spent your life avoiding swimming after eating or swallowing chewing gum. But what if you believe more significant lies that have more serious implications?”

He continues, “It’s one thing to buy in to the lie, that sitting too close to the TV will ruin your eyesight. But consider the cost of buying into a lie such as:

            You’ll never be good enough.
            You’ve made too many mistakes.
            You’ll never be able to stop.
            God doesn’t really care about you.
            No one really cares about you.

“If you believe those lies, you will give them tremendous power in your life, because when you believe a lie to be true, you give it the same power as if it were. Believing those lies will make it difficult to keep going. Believing those lies will make you want to give up.”

Realizing they are lies is a great place to start.  You see, the truth will set you free. It really will.  So, will you start seeing that they are lies?  Will you start today?

Yes, yes!
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