John 16:1-15 | What am I going to do about it?

Certainly it is my responsibility to make sure I am not deceived. Certainly I need to be certain I confront lies in my life. Certainly it is wholly my responsibility to keep me from the falsehoods the enemy throws at me.

There is truth to those statements, but they stop short of the solution. It is indeed my responsibility to be sure I am not deceived, but it is by the truth that lies are confronted. What better way to confront lies than by going to the Spirit of truth who will guide us into all truth? The enemy wants to throw everything at us. Lies, temptation, deception, trials, tribulations, and persecutions are all things that can be combated with truth. But how do we do this?

It is one thing to have a truth and a lie before you. The truth does not just beat the lie. What matters is which one you actually believe. I have seen this in people I have mentored where they will confess these lies they are believing, I will show them the truth in Scripture, and they will nod along but have nothing change. Why? Is it that the truth was not powerful enough or that the lies are just that strong? No. It is that they believe the lies over the truth. The truth is what sets free, but it takes submission and belief in that truth.

Taking to this lesson myself, the application takes me to a place of meditation. In this meditation I ask myself, "Do I really believe that the Spirit of truth will guide me into all truth?" And out of that, I ask another question, "Do I believe those things are true?" This is a battle of the heart, of the mind, and of faith. But faith accesses grace wherein we stand. I truly need to trust the work of the Holy Spirit in my life and not let myself pridefully take over.

What application are you implementing?