When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music. “Get out!” he told them. “The girl isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” But the crowd laughed at him. After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up! The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside. (Matthew 9:23-26 NLT)
Just like in the case of the officials daughter, what the world tells you will often not line up with what God says about you. You have a choice to believe the Truth, or to receive the lies. Most people I know receive the lie so easily because they do not really know what the truth is. I walked in this rut for most of my adult life. I finally realized that no matter how many great sermons I heard, no matter how many Christian books I read, and no matter how many awesome podcasts I listened to, the only way that I could change this pattern in my life was to start replacing the lies I was believing with Truth from the Word and to really know the Truth myself so I could reject the lies as soon as I heard them. To know the Truth I had to start reading it with a new mission- to learn about my Father, what He says about me, and what He has given me. I started praying for wisdom and revelation to know God better (Ephesians 1:17-21), and I started journaling what God revealed to me as I read His Words. You have heard that the Truth will set you free, but it is only the Truth that you know that will set you free.....so how much Truth do YOU know?
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