From almost the moment I wake up, I feel it.
A rumbling dark cloud settling over my head.
I turn on some uplifting music, but it does nothing for my foul mood.
Thoughts creep in, one over another.
That person doesn’t care about you.
You won’t be accepted by that group.
What you do doesn’t matter.
You won’t be able to accomplish anything of value today.
Your whole day is ruined and it just began.
It’s easy to allow these thoughts in.
One crawls in on top of another,
until the black cloud bulges.
It settles down on my shoulders,
It reaches its tendrils to my heart.
Finally I sit down.
I open a notebook.
The thoughts slither from the cloud to the page.
There I acknowledge them.
I look them in the eye.
They can’t be true.
But why do I still feel like this?
I open my Bible.
O LORD, who may abide in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy hill?
He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.
Psalm 15:1
God blazoned the line with His highlighter.
Speak truth in your heart.
Truth. Not lies.
I know who He’s talking about.
The Way, the Truth, the Life.
Speak Christ, the Truth from the Father.
Truth sets me free from the power of lies.
I don’t have to believe them.
So I start to speak Christ.
The perfect, lovely One.
The One whose love is longer than eternity.
The rich One.
The humble One.
The only One whose work is perfect.
The One who is at work in me.
One by one, the lies slink away.
That person doesn’t care about you.
But He cares for me.
You won’t be accepted by that group.
But I am accepted in the Beloved.
What you do doesn’t matter.
But He is at work in me, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
You won’t be able to accomplish anything of value today.
But He is equipping me in every good thing to do His will, working in me that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ.
Your whole day is ruined and it just began.
But this is the day that He has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.
I can resist those lies, knowing my Jesus has paid for my sins, and risen for my life.
He has set me free, and I can fill my mind and heart with Truth.
If you’re struggling with lies today, don’t let the heavy cloud stay on you all day.
Turn to Truth, and the lies will cower before Him.
Speak Christ in your heart.
*I quoted a lot of Scripture in this devotional… if you aren’t familiar with them and would like to know where to find these gems in the Bible, let me know and I will supply you with the references!