June 8, 2019
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Galatians 6:7-8
I deceive myself whenever I give agreement to thoughts and words that do not come by the Holy Spirit. My agreement with such things grants authority to the spiritual forces behind those thoughts. Those thoughts will produce fruit of the same kind, I will reap what I have sown.
Self-deception is like being inside a box that keeps me from seeing what is real and true. The danger of self-deception is that once I enter that box I do not recognize it.
My only hope is that by the conviction of the Holy Spirit I will recognize the symptoms of the walls of self-deception that are confining me. Some of those symptoms are: devaluing others; overvaluing myself; blaming others; and rationalizing my thoughts and actions.
“Abba Father, I pray for the light of your presence to break into the box of self-deception when I deceive myself by believing the lies of Satan and his spiritual forces under his control that cause me to see people and myself in ways that are not from you. Help me see no man according to the flesh any longer. “
Blessings,
Kevin