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Reject The Counterfeit

Thursday January 23, 2025

When making decisions in life, God tells us to first seek His counsel and then do what He says is right.  If we obey, we can be assured that the outcome of whatever we are undertaking will turn out well.  Satan the deceiver attempts to sway us from what God says and gives us counterfeit solutions which will harm rather than help us. 

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. (Colossians 2:8 NLT)

Through our ignorance and self-will we’ve welcomed all kinds of dark and evil influences into our lives.  Some of the things we have allowed are, mind altering drugs, sexual immorality, heavy metal music, gambling, horror and violent movies, fortune telling and occult practices, gluttony, lies, anger, envy, fear, etc.  The Bible warns us about seeking counterfeits of what is the best way. 

When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these … anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.  (Galatians 5:19-21 NLT)
 As we journey with God in recovery, He desires that we recognize what is good and the enticement to the counterfeit of that good.  To recognize a counterfeit, one needs to be knowledgeable of the real thing.  To be successful in recovery, we need to be able to identify the counterfeit, reject it, and give priority to the trustworthy ways of God. 

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.  (John 16:13 NLT)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Forgive me for choosing counterfeits of what is truly the best way of life.  Help me to listen to Your Holy Spirit as He teaches and guides me into the knowledge of all truth. Amen

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