When we lie to others, we become dishonest to ourselves. It becomes difficult to discern what our real intentions are, and when we look within to analyze our feelings and motivations, it is like gazing into a muddy pond, because we have shielded so much from the world. Many times God speaks to us through intuition, and when we quiet ourselves to listen to that still, small voice, if we are used to lying and deceiving, we worry that perhaps we are lying and deceiving ourselves. Perhaps the message we hear on the inside is not what we think it is. Perhaps we have misinterpreted God's plans for us, and who God is. Lying causes doubt.
When one is honest in all of ones words and actions, one hears God more clearly, because the mind is clean. It becomes easier to trust one's intuition, because one knows one's own mind.
Hi Theresa!
ReplyDeleteSort of off-subject: I wanted to comment about your statement concerning the "still, small voice" of God...this is a topic that was discussed on the blog of a friend of mine earlier. Please consider visiting:
http://mikkiblogs.com/tuning-in-to-the-voice-of-god/
...or click on the link for Mikki's Journey on "blogs that I follow..." on my page. I am sure you will find this quite interesting!
As always: great post; very thought provoking!
Daniel
Hi Daniel!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that blog, I just read a few posts and it's very enlightening. Love talking about God. I could talk about God my whole life and never get tired. I guess that's love. :D