Life can be rather strange, at it's best moments. It can be uplifting, depressing, or downright a burden - to some that is, not all! I love life, live it with a passion, and as the evangelist stated other night, "I want to live on earth and do His work, as long as he permits. I'm not anxious to leave just yet."

Some, though, have problems with people interfering in their lives when they shouldn't, giving unsound advice or perhaps, people who are doing things within a family structure, that are causing undue problems. Then the person doing these things is spreading untruths about the other, causing even friends and family to mistrust the person. This is only the devil trying to stir up undue strife within the families, or the circle of friends. He knows how to get to us, if we let him.

As I told a friend, who has a mother and a sister-in-law working against the whole family in untruths, "be honest, be firm, and when in doubt on what to say or when to say, or when to keep the mouth silent, rely on the leading of the Holy Spirit." In fact, always rely on the Holy Spirit to direct our paths, and our lives will flow much easier in the path of those that cause problems.

Jeremiah 9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

In reality, those that live a life of deceit, will die a life of deceit, a hard way to meet the 'maker of life'. I was taught early in life that honesty is the best policy; in fact, honesty is the ONLY policy by which we should live our lives. You never have to figure out what lie you told to whom, if you tell the truth to everyone.

I remember an aunt, who, whether knowingly or unknowingly, when she spoke, you knew she wasn't speaking the true. I don't have a clue to whether she was trying to 'build up' herself, or someone else, when actually we knew the truth wasn't coming forth from her mouth. Oh, it wasn't anything bad, or against anyone; it's just that we knew that what she was saying wasn't the truth. She'd tell how she had this 'gift ordered' for a graduation; yet, years later, it's never come in - things of that nature. It has caused us to mistrust anything she says over the years. We need to weigh the words of others, to see if there be any truth in them. If what they say, doesn't add up, then you know it's not truth.

Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

There is one, though, in whom you don't have to worry - His Word is truth, from the beginning to the end. He is the Wonder that most of us share today - the reality in our lives that gives us assurance that we will live hereafter - no fear in dying! He will be there!

Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Written ©July 12, 2000.
All Scriptures are taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible.