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August 26, 2026 · 5:32 AM

Trust The Truth

One of the things so many of us deal with is an internal battle from something someone said. It wasn’t the truth, but somehow those words hit us where it hurts and then we can’t get rid of them from our minds. Everyone has their own vulnerabilities and what I’ve learned is that the lies that stick with us are the ones that go after those insecurities. Those lies rattle around in our head, attach themselves to our vulnerabilities and then we begin to believe the worst things about ourselves. Some people live their whole lives fighting a silent battle in their mind. That’s why it’s so important to know what the truth is and to know how to combat lies with it.

I’ve always loved the story of Gideon. However, when we are introduced to him, you can tell he’s had lies spoken over him that he believed. In Judges 6:12 he’s greeted by an angel who says, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” (NLT) He then complains instead of receiving the truth. When the angels asks him to lead the army and defeat the enemy, he says, “But Lord, how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” He used the lies he believed about himself to not do what God had called and equipped him to do. The Lord gave him more truth the defeat the lies. Eventually Gideon stepped out in faith, freed the nation and became the mighty hero that the Lord knew he already was. He just had to push past the lies and trust the truth.

1 John 2:21 says, “I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.” You know the truth that you are God’s child, that greater is He that is in you and that you are an overcomer. It’s the truth that will set you free. If the lies are feeling stronger than the truth, then you need to be putting more truth from the Bible in your mind. You need to be asking the Holy Spirit to remind you of what God’s Word says and what He sees in you. It didn’t happen over night for Gideon. It happens over time of putting the truth inside, repeating the truth when the lies present themselves and then stepping out in faith even before you fully trust the truth. When you live in the truth, the lies will have no where to hide.

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July 20, 2021 · 5:42 AM

Listening To God’s Voice

If you’re like a lot of people, you have this voice in your head that can be quote negative. Whether it’s your own voice, someone else’s or the enemy’s, it can be loud and obnoxious at times. It tries to drown out all other voices of reason and even the truth. It tells you that you’re not good enough, not smart enough, not appealing enough, will never amount to anything, that you’re going to fail, that God is mad at you, etc. You know the voice I’m talking about and what it says to you. It may have been speaking to you for so long that you’ve begun to believe it and doubt what the truth of what God says. It’s much more difficult to hear His whisper over this voice, but it’s there speaking the truth to you.

In 2 Kings 18, Hezekiah had been king of Judah for about 14 years. He had done everything God asked of him when the Assyrians attacked and captured al, the fortified cities of Judah except Jerusalem. The king of Assyria sent his highest officials to King Hezekiah to take all the go,d and silver. When they arrived, the stood outside the walls and taunted them. He assured them that no one was coming to help. He told them that God had told him to come attack them because God had abandoned them, so trusting in Him was pointless. If they would just surrender, life would be better. The officials begged them to speak in a language the people didn’t understand, but they instead spoke Hebrew to try to get them to not listen to their own king. When they left, Hezekiah went into the Temple to seek God’s voice on the matter. He knew God had the final say.

In 2 Kings 19:6 Isaiah spoke God’s words and said, “Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled (blasphemed) Me” (AMP). He went on to say that the Assyrian army wouldn’t shoot a single arrow against them, but this first part is what we need to remember. Do not be afraid of the words you’re hearing from that voice in your head. They may make sense, sound logical and be believable, but it’s the voice of God you need to be listening to. His voice does not bring fear or shame. Declare Psalm 85:8 today. It says, “I will hear [with expectant hope] what God the Lord will say, For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones.” Choose to listen and believe what God says over the other voices in your head. He’s the one speaking the truth and peace to you.

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