Don’t feed the monster

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What if on your front porch someone left a deadly, poisonous, ravenous, wicked, rabid, crazed, flesh-eating monster? Now mind you, the monster does tend to sweet talk and try to convince you that you should just take it in and everything will work out just fine.

Unfortunately, we’ve all invited in the monster. We’ve all been hypnotized and mesmerized by his subtle soothing voice.

A lie is a monster.

Lies often slither in without us even being aware of its presence. Remember that lie someone said when you were a kid that you weren’t smart? Or the lie that said you’ve been used and abused and no one will want you now? Or the lie that tells you that people and God wouldn’t love you if they knew the truth about you? Or you’re too old? Or you’re too fat, too thin, too lazy, too dumb, too late, too early, too ….

Lies come in all shapes and sizes. They hook their slimy claws into minds and quietly wait to pounce when least expected. Lies cause us to believe things that aren’t true about ourselves, our situation, and about others. Lies get us to behave in ways we shouldn’t. Lies keep us from healing. Lies keep us miserable. Lies keep us from relationships with people. Lies keep us from a relationship with God.

So, I’ve been wondering … what started the lie? What lies do you believe about yourself, others, or your situation? You don’t have to feed the monster.

Kick out the lie monster, squash, starve, and annihilate the lies with God’s truth! And, The Truth will set you free.

Heavenly Father, help me to know Your truth so that I won’t fall for the lies of the enemy. Thank You that Your truth sets me free!

“Jesus said to the people who believed in him, ‘You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~ John 8:31-32 (NLT)

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The Best Ever

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God wants more for you. God has much more planned—more now in our lives and in the lives of others—more here and more in heaven. God is a God of pressed down, shaken, free-flowing, abundant living.

God wants the best for you, to bring the best out of you, to bring the best to you.

Neil Anderson wrote, “Your faith is only as great as your knowledge of the object of your faith. If you have little knowledge of God and His Word, you will have little faith.”

Jeremiah 15:16 tells us that God’s word is heart-delighting joy.

Know God and His word, not just snippets but get to know the heart of The Author. For in knowing and believing God, holding fast to His teachings, knowing His love, experiencing His grace for ourselves and others, and in holding tightly to Him, we find freedom, guidance, and joyfully more of Him.

“This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.’” ~ Isaiah 48:17 (NIV)

Jesus tells us to, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more.” ~ Mark 4:24 (NLT)

Read the Bible, highlight areas about God’s character and love. Discover Who God is, why certain things happened, how He works, discover His heart, and you’ll discover the BEST EVER!

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Living water

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Our yard, although watered, has been dry. The grass remained green, yet underneath the stems were hard and brittle. Last night the rains came, and the flowers blossomed doubling their size, the grass became soft and lush, and the trees stretched their branches skyward reaching to catch the heavenly blessing.

Our farmer friends pray for rain. They know irrigation can help, but rain from above does so much more. What God gives is always best.

A Samaritan woman needed rain, soul-deep, cleansing rain, and Jesus waited at the well to offer her the living water of His merciful freedom (John 4:1-42). Jesus said, “all who drink of this water will be thirsty again. But whoever takes a drink of the water that I will give him shall never, no never, be thirsty any more. But the water that I will give him shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling) [continually] within him unto (into, for) eternal life” (John 4:13-14, AMPC).

Jesus blesses with His living water that rains into our souls, cleansing, refreshing, restoring, redeeming, and sprouting new life. “He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, from his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water. But He was speaking here of the Spirit, Whom those who believed (trusted, had faith) in Him were afterward to receive” (John 7:38-39, AMPC).

His Holy Spirit living-water flows in us, splashing through us to those around us, bringing fertile life. “For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.” “… the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest” (Isaiah 44:3, ESV), (Isaiah 32:15, ESV).

Are you thirsty? Jesus offers living water to parched souls, quenching every thirst. The Living Water Jesus offers isn’t like a colander that drains away, His Living Water fills to the brim and overflows, continuously flowing in, hydrating souls with His love, goodness, and mercy. Come to the Living Water, dive in, and dive deep into His cleansing, refreshing, unfailing love.

 

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