We've all heard it. It's that little voice that is barely audible, but just loud enough to drown out everything else. That voice that we don't even realize we hear until the message it is telling us is soooo ingrained in our minds that we think it is part of us. It speaks so quietly that we don't even realize it. It whispers things in our ears that make us second guess ourselves and the work that we are doing for the Lord. The more we listen, the easier it becomes to believe it. What voice am I talking about you may ask? The voice of the Father of Lies... Satan.
He only has a small bag of tricks, but he knows how to use them.
It is interesting that as I talk to people, I hear the same lie over and over again in their lives. You see, Satan loves to tell us that we are alone. That we are the only ones that feel the way we do. That if we share what we are feeling with anyone else, they won't understand or worse, they will think us weak for it. If we share with anyone else we will be vulnerable, placing our heart out for them to see... and what if they throw it on the ground to trample underfoot?
What. A. Lie.
You see, he knows that if we feel alone we will also feel insecure about the ministry the Lord has given us. He knows than an insecure Christian, is a weak Christian, and those are his favorite kind. These are the kind that doesn't really have to worry about, because he knows that they are highly unlikely to go to someone for help. He has them right where he wants them to be and he loves it.
I ask you, what lies has the devil been whispering to you? Has he been telling you that you are alone? Has he been telling you that what you are doing for the Lord is not enough? I beg you... do not listen to this lie of the devil. Do not allow him to make you think you must distance yourself from other believers for fear of rejection or of being misunderstood. Do not allow him to make you think that you are alone. The Bible tells us to share our burdens, our anxieties, our hopes with each other. That, along with the grace of God, is what allows us to live in unity with one another as the Body of Christ.
