Words Can Be Lies

Words are nothing all by themselves, they must be proven by the lifestyle. What are the everyday choices we make, do they match with God's Word? Just saying!!!

Words are Nothing all by Themselves

Proverbs 3:4-6 "…4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.…"

We must set aside our personal desires and way of looking at life and see life with the mind of Christ.

Isaiah 58:7-9 …7 Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. 8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.…"

Narcissists lack a conscience and empathy which allows them to justify any and all lies and manipulation while blaming others for his own flaws.

Narcissists are those who love power and domination over others. Once they have gained these things they will never let them go without a fight as well as taking down anyone who dares to oppose the narcissist.

We saw this in many prominent leaders and executives over the years, their chronic and obsessive need to get into power and to remain in power was clearly seen by those with discernment.

In order to see these things one must set aside their desire to believe someone and look at the clues, often the evidence is there but ignored because of the desire to embrace words. In our culture, even in the Christian community words are enough there doesn't have to be any evidence of character.

The narcissist is interested in being revered but they do not care about being loved. They would rather have people fear them than love them. Anyone who loves them will be used and manipulated to subjugate themselves to them.

Narcissists despise and use those who love them as well as those who fear them, but the narcissist enjoys the fear far more than the love. This is the reason they are continually attempting to intimidate others with rage to dominate over anyone who will disagree with them.

Power and respect are idols to the narcissist. They crave these things to the point of fighting for them at the expense of all relationships in their wake.

Proverbs 18:2

"A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion."

Proverbs 1:7

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Proverbs 29:9

"If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet."

Proverbs 13:20

"Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm."

Proverbs 15:14

"The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly."

If we want to be discerning we must look past all the tricks of the narcissist and evaluate the clues. The clues are there, it's just a matter of refusing to have idols that you cannot evaluate. Any time we have allegiance so much for one person that we cannot evaluate every side of them, we have an idol.

When we read God's word we believe every word and seek the Holy Spirit to understand. We do not question the wisdom of God. But we are required to question the wisdom of any human being, evaluating it according to the word of God. The word of God comes out on top every time. If the human being does not say what God says then we disregard what the human being said. IF the actions of the human being do not match with their godly words then we disregard their influence over us.

1 John 3:18 "18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. 19 And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:…"

James 2:17-19 "…17So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. 18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.…"

We are foolish if we evaluate anyone according to their words alone. Words and actions are two sides of the same coin, they cannot be separated. If the words are there but the actions are not, then we cannot believe the words. However, if the words are not there and the actions are, then we are more likely to believe the ways of a person.

"Actions speak louder than words", another saying resonates with me; "your actions speak so loud I can't hear a word you are saying."

Too many people are disregarding the Words of God to embrace the words of men, this leads to all kinds of error and sin. God has demonstrated by His actions how much He loves us and that His words are perfectly true, we can believe Him, we can trust Him.

Often what man thinks is a good idea actually violates the ways of God. Our human thinking is deeply flawed by our feelings and desires. We must seek the heart of God to be able to think in the right ways according to God's Word.

The True King is Coming!

I am looking for the day my King rules from Jerusalem. Never again will we be faced with the foolishness of politics. Never again will anyone speak against the Perfect King or claim He is something He is not, He is the Perfect Ruler and will do it for eternity.

The question I have now is, is Christ ruler of your life right now even though He is not an earthly King yet.

Colossians 3:14-16 "…14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.…"

Revelation 2:26-28 ": "AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE BROKEN TO PIECES, as I also have received authority from My Father;"

Imagine brothers and sisters the wonderful blessing of the perfect ruler Who dispenses perfect justice all the time never failing.

Believers ought to be looking for their Savior and King Who will soon take us to the marriage supper of the Lamb and then later to the Millennium where He will Rule. Hallelujah!!!!

Your Walk: Authentic or Pretending

Repentance is a change of mind, to hate what God hates and to love what He loves. This change of mind leads to a change of behavior. No one wants to do what they hate and they love to do what they love.

Acts 3:19

"Repent, therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,"

2 Peter 3:9

"The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."

Acts 17:30

"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,"

Those who say they are Christians and remain in their sinful lifestyle even defending it in anger can not possibly be born again.

Most Churches and Christ

""JESUS Would be asked to leave most Churches in America. Most would get up and walk out. They do not want the narrow path. They do not want to hear of judgment and Hell. They do not want to remain in Christ. They love their life. They love the eye Candy in this world. Jesus has already removed his lampstand from many churches. There is another Spirit in these places. REPENT.! FOLLOW CHRIST."

Alan Brayshaw

The Scribes of the Bible Did Not Speak or Write English

Did you know that none of our English words we speak were in God's Word.

Yep, the Scriptures were written in Greek and Hebrew, since we do not speak those languages and neither does most of the world, the words of God must be translated into each language so the people can read words in their own language that reflect the meaning from God's original languages.

It is a red herring to argue that certain English words are not reflected in the Bible, of course, they are not, Christ did not speak English and neither did His scribes who wrote down His words.

Only the original Greek and Hebrew is inspired by God. All other people groups had to have the original languages translated into theirs to be able to read it.

We should not be fighting over which translation, but we should discuss meanings as guided by the Holy Spirit.

If I were the devil manipulating politics!

I would pretend to be one of them and they will follow me anywhere. They would ignore all the clues that I was working against them.

All I would have to do is tickle their ears with the lies they love to hear and emotionally manipulate them so that they feel excited about what I have told them. After all, I have already been doing this in all the apostate churches.

They would not notice the clues that were not even all that subtle but would have warned them had they been alert.

After being indoctrinated in this way they would begin to refuse any criticism toward me that would enlighten them as to my character.

I would become an idol to them to the point where they would fight with their friends family and churches to defend me.

Even when a discerning friend comes along to warn them with facts that I am not what I claim they would dissolve the friendship rather than go to prayer to find out the truth.

They are more committed to their personal desires than facts. They are more committed to their candidate who says the things they like to hear than they are to God and his word. I could distract them from God to praise me!

I will come to them as an angel of light solidifying their resolve to defend me. I would use the words of God out of context to intimidate those who dare to question me. I would use their undiscerning friends to pressure them to follow me.

Many Christians will walk in fear of losing their freedom their stuff their pleasures, all I have to do is promise I can save all those things for them.

Now that I have played the devil's advocate let me tell a story that illustrates how the devil operates.

A man went to hell, the devil gave him three choices. The choices were behind three doors. When the first door was opened there were people standing in dung up to their neck. Just beyond their reach was a container of water. The could not get to the water.

The man shut the door and moved to the second door opening it he found the people sitting on a chair while the dung was up around their waist. There was no water to be seen.

The man came to the third door, opening it he found people sitting in a chair with dung to his ankles drinking a cup of coffee. The moment the man saw this he chose that door, it seems less miserable.

After the man chose that door the devil commanded the people in that room that the coffee break was over to get back on their heads.

The story sort of illustrates the message quite clearly that we cannot trust those who are controlled by the devil.

1MaryAnn Shaw