The conversations inside our heads hold a direct connection to the quality of our lives.
A Little Lie becomes a big problem when given ground and allowed to grow.
Little Lies look like this:
It won’t matter if I tell just one person.
Oh, I’ve got plenty of time.
But it’s on sale!
I can sleep a few more minutes.
Just this once won’t hurt.
I assumed he understood.
This weakness will always plague me.
There is no way she will ever find out.
I am too busy to spend time with God.
When Little Lies niggle their way into the soil of our minds, we need a plan. Consider this strategy.
A 4-step plan for Little Lie Accountability
Realize that the father of lies, with his of his menacing untruths, specializes in offering all sizes—small, medium, large, and extra large.
Recognize the Little Lie inside your head.
Reorient your thinking to the Truth.
Remember, Jesus Himself fortifies you in this pursuit: “You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
Living With Eternal Intentionality®
“And this is eternal life, that they may know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom You have sent” (John 17:3).
“Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards . . .” (Song of solomon 2:15).
Change your thinking and you will change your life.
What little thoughts are actually Little Lies that you are telling yourself?
How can you counter with the truth?
“If you believe a lie, you will live like the lie is true.” - Todd Cook