{"id":850,"date":"2013-08-12T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T14:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/?p=850"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:31:23","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:31:23","slug":"two-truths-and-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/2013\/08\/12\/two-truths-and-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Truths and a Lie: Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you\u2019ve ever been involved in Youth Group, you\u2019ll recognize the title of this blog, named after the ice-breaker game played by thousands of middle-schoolers each year. In this game (for those of you who may have been spared from playing it) a group of people go around the room and share with one another two truths about themselves, as well as one lie. Members of the group then try to identify which are the truths and which is the lie of other members. What\u2019s interesting about the game is that the hardest lies to identify are those most similar to the truth! The outliers are easy to spot and are quickly eliminated. It\u2019s the little white lies and twisted truths that fit almost seamlessly into the honest. In some ways, our world plays \u201ctwo truths and a lie\u201d with our hearts, souls, and minds every day. <!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">What are these lies? How can we identify them? Aren\u2019t lies harmless to those who know the truth? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">While I don\u2019t pretend this post will identify every lie known to human kind, I do want to present a sampling of lies known to individuals fighting addiction. As these people desire and strive to slay their sin on the altar of trusting God, Satan is quick to cut off the wedding-bells in place of a deceiving refrain of half-truths to the new bride.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lie #1: I can do this on my own.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> This lie is similar to the truth in that it acknowledges our responsibility in the transformation process. However, it misses the mark when it assigns ALL the responsibility to us! No matter how hard we believe it, we are not independent persons. Rather, humans are dependent on God for every breath. The Apostle Paul says this succinctly in Acts with the statement, \u201cIn Him we live and move and have our being\u201d (Acts 17:28). See also John 14:25-26 and Psalm 119:11-16 for more Scripture on our dependence on God for change. In short, we cannot in and of ourselves become and stay sober, clean, good, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> Lie #2: If I just want it badly enough\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">This hits close to home because we are sensational beings. By that, I simply mean that we \u201cfeel\u201d and in so feeling we act. It is much more difficult to act in opposition with our feelings. So, it makes sense that the more you want it, the easier it will be to get it. However, this too is a lie. No one can simply &#8220;will&#8221; himself to sobriety; no one\u00a0has the willpower to change. Rather, it is only through the \u201cwill of God\u2019s power.\u201d See Colossians 3:16, Romans 6:16-20, and 2 Peter 2:19 for references on our need for God\u2019s Spirit and Power to motivate us toward change. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lie #3: That will never happen to me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here\u2019s the truth in the above statement. You\u2019re right, you may never experience the exact circumstances or repercussions that someone else experienced. You may never become addicted to the same substance as them. Perhaps, you will even escape the same temptation that overcomes them (see 1 Cor. 10:13 for the lie in that statement). You\u2019re right, you\u2019re not them and they\u2019re not you. However, the lie is that your differences will save you. No matter how different you are from someone else, you share the same depraved heart and wicked sinfulness. Sure, you may never struggle in the same way as them, but never forget that each and every one of us has the capacity to sin just as heinously and horridly as anyone else. When we say it will never happen to us, we are setting ourselves on a precarious pedestal of pride, and should anticipate our own downfall shortly (see Proverbs 16:18).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> There are many additional lies out there in this world. Not only that, but Satan is continuously manufacturing new lies, albeit from his same, old material. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Stay tuned! Next blog will explore how you can identify the lies in your own life that are different than the ones above. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever been involved in Youth Group, you\u2019ll recognize the title of this blog, named after the ice-breaker game played by thousands of middle-schoolers each year. 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