Liar Liar

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  You are of your Father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 8:44 WEB.
  
  We had been out of work for months, and the bills continued to pile up around us. The worst part was that I hadn't heard from God in a while. That's always the real test. The cold shoulder and feeling of abandonment that comes with it. A timely word from God changes everything and makes things easy. You get to see who you really are inside when that's taken away, and it's often not very pretty.
  
  When I would try and pray, crazy thoughts would run through my mind like: "God has abandoned you. He doesn't hear you or care. No one cares about you. You are a failure, and soon you'll be homeless. Your spouse is going to leave you. Why don't you just end it?"
  
  I know that God is always there for us, but there are times of testing. God left Hezekiah to try him so that He might know all that was in his heart (2 Chronicles 32:31). When Jesus bore our sin on the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21), God turned away from Him, and it broke His heart. Jesus said: "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46). There will be times when God is silent in this life, and His word comes "after many days" (1 Kings 18:1). Think of it as a dramatic pause before saying something important.
  
  For me, it was a time of testing and silence, but it wasn't completely silent. I heard doom, despair, and agony every day from the liar. It was a difficult, dark time in my life, but it eventually passed, and God came through for us. When all hope was gone and we were packing to move out of our house, we were suddenly pushed into the ministry. God had something new for us, and within about forty-eight hours, all of our bills were paid for the month. The test had a beginning and an end.
  
  The doom and gloom was a bunch of lies. God was merely promoting us, and this was the path. The old doors had to be closed before we would look for the new door He was opening. Jesus called the devil "the father of lies." All day long, he whispers lies into your ear.
  
  First, he just gets you to listen to him, maybe by asking a question as he did with Eve: "Did God really say?" Then later comes a lie: "You will not surely die (Genesis 3:4)." Well, they did. Next, he will provide an opportunity for you to act on it. The goal is to hurt God by getting you into disobedience and causing God's judgment to fall on a child He loves. Even if you follow the liar's advice, he will turn on you and accuse you before God (Zechariah 3:1).
  
  Don't listen to the liar, for God will come through for you. Please don't give up and turn back to your old life or end it. Learn to recognize the voice of the liar and mute him. When you have thoughts of failure, defeat, loneliness, depression, and such, you can be sure it's from The Liar. Push those thoughts aside and hang onto God one more day.
  
  Prayer: Heavenly Father, please strengthen me. Teach me to lean on You and never give up my hope. Touch my life with Your presence, and help me always see Your light through the darkness. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
  
  Note: For those following the Creation Photography weekly challenges, group leader, Dianna Wyles: Deuteronomy 6:5-7 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." ~ Our next fun-tastic theme will be 'If you Love It, Take a Picture of It'. Our themes are always open wide for creative interpretation so have fun and if you love it take that picture and share with us. My photos today highlight my granddaughter (because I love her and it's her birthday tomorrow), more family, heart blessings, birds, and nature. You know, just some of my favorite things. And now I'm sitting on the edge of my seat just waiting to see what y'all love!!! Have an amazing week everyone. I hope it's filled with the love of God and all the things you love ~ God bless! Here is the link: Creation Photographers
  
  
  

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