Lying Tongues...

Lying Tongues...5-23-25

I am ashamed to say this, but there was a time in my life when I would tell a little white lie without a second thought. That was before the intervention. I call it that because it felt like an inquisition and I was on the stand testifying. A group of people came to our house once and began to explain to my husband why I was not the one he should be with. Among many things, I was called a pathological liar and that shook me. I can't be a witness for God and be used to spread His word if that is how people see me. From that moment forward I changed. By His grace, I realized I wasn't who they said I was and I was always forgiven. Since that time, I can't even tell someone an amount, find out I'm wrong, and not go back and tell them the correct number. I'm just so concerned with being honest and trustworthy. That makes me rejoice because I know God had changed my life.

Proverbs 12:2 says, "Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight." The Lord convicts us in many ways. One of my favorite Bible studies was on Discerning the Voice of God. I began to recognize and understand how God speaks to us through His Holy Spirit. I don't understand lying, although I know a lot of people who freely tell lies and don't think anything of it. Luke 12:2 states "Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known."

Why this blog? Why the image? I prayed for God to show me what to write about as I always do. As I was sitting on the porch with my husband, something came up about someone not telling the truth and I knew. I praise God that His blood covered my sins and cleansed me. The image is what happens when sin spreads. It slowly takes over and you begin to change. For awhile you still slightly resemble yourself, but after time you become unrecognizable. God can change you and rearrange you to make you new.