Lies Bring Destruction
"Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit." -- Psalm 5:9
One of the hardest things in the world to face are the lies people who claim to love you spread. You want to deny it. You want to believe that people can change. Then it happens again. Why? Why are some people so prone to lies while others can live with the truth?
I am an adult many times over and still it hurts. Some of the lies are about stupid stuff that doesn't matter. So why lie about it? Why not tell the truth? Why not voice your own comments or opinions rather than make up fiction and credit it to someone else? What's the point?
Maybe the point is destruction. I want to believe something else. It's hard. God says to forgive and I do. Most of the time anyway. A few things I'm still working on with God. It's sad. I know that. I know I can't change it. Liars create destruction wherever they go. They play people off one another. Who fact-checks everything? No one. It makes a liar's life much easier that way.
Jealousy is a powerful and destructive fuel. It leads people astray. It makes people desire to destroy other people. Nothing good can come from jealousy. Lies merely fuel it. Again, it's that playing people off one another.
I refuse to stay silent any longer. I know I hear a few of the lies. I can only imagine what is said that I'll never know. I should be used to it by now. I'm heard the snide remarks. I've been the recipient of the distasteful glances. I've felt the sting of angry remarks from people who heard the lies and believed. Enough is enough.
The liar becomes angry and defensive Why am I upset? Surely, they meant no harm. How can a lie mean no harm? How can jealousy bring good things?
Liars destroy. I find comfort in the words of David. He, too, faced an enemy who was his friend and king. He knows the heartbreak. I am comforted. God is here and He knows the truth. I find peace in knowing that really is enough.
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