What makes a lie so effective that people believe it? Why does truth matter in this hour more than in any before? Why do we need to be mindful of what we speak, watch, and listen to? Join us below as we answer these and other questions about the importance of truth in this hour!
There are times in all our lives where we believe lies. Sometimes it is due to ignorance of the lie itself. Other times it is because we desperately want the lie to be true. Perhaps at times we even fail to care, because the lie is so small, or seemingly unimportant, that we do not see the point in challenging it. The damage it could do…
Still, what makes a ‘good’ lie? What causes us to believe lies? And how can we as Believers spot the lies of the enemy so we can prosper in God’s Kingdom?
Well, the ‘best’ lies are commonly those which can be hidden in plain sight. So wrapped in a layer of truth that they blend in or pretend to be something they are not.
Yes, lies that people WANT to believe are perhaps just as effective, but even those benefit from a layer of truth; after all, not every single person will want to believe it. Ignorance to the existence of a lie is often key, particularly if the enemy plans to spread the lie.
One way to show the effectiveness of hiding a lie amongst truth, is to imagine a large, beautiful garden. In this garden are thousands of all kinds of plants; flowering, fruiting, leafy, and coming in all shapes and colors. In the midst of the garden is one lone weed. Yet, it is not just any weed. It is beautiful, despite being a hindrance to the plants around it, and of all the people who go into the garden, very few even notice it. It is not common enough like a dandelion to be recognized by those who are not professional horticulturists. In fact, the weed is so well placed, that even if ten horticulturists were to enter the garden, only two might find it…
There is the weed, right in the middle of this beautiful garden, and even those who have the knowledge to know of its presence can easily overlook it. Can you imagine then, if thousands of people walked through this garden in one day, how few might notice it? Particularly when you consider that such a beautiful garden is not merely going to attract horticulturists. In fact, chances are only a small percentage of those who visit the garden will have that kind of background. Further, if only 20% of those with the skill set to recognize the weed even notice it, then in all likelihood would the weed not stay, with thousands of people left unaware!?
And would those who saw it even bother to tell those who are tending the garden? To speak forth what they saw? Would they speak the truth when it is only a single weed?
