Hiding Behind The Lies

 We started lying a long time ago to cover up and hide from the truth.  Now we find it almost impossible to tell the complete truth in any situation.  We often feel like running and hiding from others, rather than telling them the truth.  However, the road to recovery which God offers us is based on truth telling and integrity.  What are we going to do? 

 We all know that we have been dishonest but are we willing to admit to ourselves the truth about why we lied?  Some of our core beliefs are lies that keep us in sin and addiction.  For those of us who have cycled in and out of recovery, it’s almost certain we have been living under the power of deception and require God’s help to recognize our error, so that we can begin to live in truth. It’s time to start acknowledging the underlying lies that our beliefs are based on.  To leave them untouched will impact our recovery and contribute to future relapse. 

 How willing are we to make a fresh start and finally be free from the deceit that keeps us lying in our thoughts, speaking lies out of our mouths, and implementing lies with our actions?  God desires that we know the truth and that we recognize and reject our untruthful ways.  Are we willing to learn about truth and follow truth in all our affairs?

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I confess that I have found it more self-serving to lie and act on my own faulty beliefs rather than to be guided by the truth of Your Word.  I’ve lied to myself and to others.  Today, I confess that I have been wrong.  I turn away from telling lies and ask You to forgive me.  Please work in me and change me so that telling the truth, regardless of any consequences, becomes my way of life.  Amen