# 7 Be who you are

Devil’s lie # 7. You’ll never be as good as they are!

In today’s fast paced society, it is not uncommon to discover church going people pushed down by Satan’s lies. Church workers are becoming mundane and sedate. They have believed the lie. Just as Jesus was taken to a high place by Satan to view the kingdoms of the world as a temptation to sin and rule the vast number of devil worshipers, we too are tempted. Satan carries up, if we weaken and faith diminishes, to a high place to show us his churches. They are large and growing. Ready to “burst at the seams,” they offer great social events set in a mild atmosphere designed to draw in and keep worried Christians from speaking the full truth of salvation.. Numbers talk. In a culture of church/social media, comparison has been at its worst. We now see the lives of others through our screens. Through stories and posts we find out about the pretty details of these flourishing and Satan encourages us to follow after them. Often the smaller “true gospel’ churches become common place and the lie of the devil drives them toward the larger more entertaining groups. They feel proud and boastful. They stay and encourage other to attend this church that has all the right programs, facilities and social fellowship.

However, there is a devils trap lie that they are prone to succumb to when they behold Satan’s fake church front for too long. They begin to view their lives through the lens of that falsehood and begin to believe they see huge inconsistencies in the old church group and in fact in their own life. Satan will glorify the results of someone’s hustle from truth to insanity. He slid them easily into the trap on happy anonymity and social acceptance. As Satan promised Christ the kingdoms of the world, he promised these fallen children of God notoriety and fame. They have bragging rights. Possess a large beautiful buildings, indoor pools, day care playgrounds with sitters, inside gym, thousand of dollars intake and unlimited talent drawing power for relaxing shows. Christ may be mentioned but His salvation plan is smoothed over like jam on toast. We idolize posts of glamorous lives, great numbers coming to the altar popping their bubble gum, and professions of meeting Christ. Yet they lack the truth and soon wander back to the church where they silently try to regain their old poor but honest spiritual feeling or back under the devils lies. They fight for survival while having no clue about personal demons and trials they are dealing with.

When we begin to look at the outer appearance of large, apparent successful churches and compare them to our humble, God fearing church group the comparison is a distraction to rob us of being our true selves. A building with its people should never determine who you are, but who you are will determine how you use that God’s sanctuary. You are enough when you give God your all. What you have to offer is enough. You, as a child of God, is situate according to His will. Live in it contentment...”rejoice in it.” You don’t have to follow Satan’s lies to fit in. You can be yourself and that will be sufficient for God’s purpose for your life. After all He created you just as He wanted you to be and He will move you where and how it pleases Him.

Don’t let a devil lied copy of you rob the world of the original Godly version of you. We are all called according to His purposes. We all have a destiny that God wants to work in us and through us. We must accept it to prosper in the Lord. Know God, know peace. Amen. 03-31-2019 BLL