Don’t Lash Out In Anger, Let God Fight Your Battles

Has anyone ever told lies about you? It’s no fun being the victim of lies. 

Know what? You can choose not to be a victim. You can free yourself from the lies. 

Unfortunately there have been several times in my life that people have felt the urge to tell lies about me.

One person would act nice to me and say bad stuff about people (WARNING: this is a sure sign she will also say lies and mean gossip about you too). Sometimes she would ask for advice. I would respond, trying to show empathy to her. In turn, she would twist it by taking my words and repeating them, without recounting what she said, making me look like a horrible person. At the time. I didn’t give my worries to God and trust in him. I would be burdened by this crushing weight of her lies. It was maddening. Everybody would hate me or be mad at me, because of her lies. I would think about it and get angry and feel all the bitter feelings stir inside of me, swirling and growing like a tornado. It is like a hell of my own making. Satan loved it!

Our Pastor taught on this scripture 10 days ago. I have read it everyday. Sometimes people will tell lies about you and say false things against you. Hold your peace, the Lord will defend you. 

But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
—2 Kings 18:36 (NIV)

When someone tries to slander your name and lie about you, don’t be a victim. Don’t lash out at the lier. Don’t let the lies of Satan win. 

Turn to the one that knows all, God.

God knows the truth. 

God can open eyes to see the truth at any moment in time. 

During a particular difficult time, when my mom was dying of stage 4 cancer, I leaned on my faith. When the same person tried to tell lies about me to anyone who would listen and try her best to anger me, I was silent. I didn’t respond. 

I wanted to fight back and lash out! It took prayer to not do that, and in the process I gained emotional maturity, and most importantly peace. 

Every time I thought of that person, I would pray that her and her family would find Jesus. I would pray that God would bless her. Sometimes the blessing was a tough prayer to choke out. 

Every time Satan reminded me of the lies she told, I prayed that God would fight my battles for me in the heavenly realms and give my heart peace.

God can change outcomes! God can reveal secret and hidden things. Trust in God to fight your battles, while you abide in peace with a clear conscience. 

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