Hollywood Prayer Network On DeceptionSample

DON'T MAKE TROUBLE - PROMOTE PEACE

"A lie consists in speaking a falsehood with the intention of deceiving." Augustine

"A little lie can travel half way 'round the world while Truth is still lacing up her boots." Mark Twain

PRAY: Lord, I ask that You will protect me from evil people. Would You give me wisdom and discernment to know who is full of truth and who is trying to deceive me or others. Lord, I want to stay away from troublemakers and villains and those who are plotting evil, stirring up conflict, and deceiving people around them. Would You make me a person who promotes peace and is full of joy and open my eyes to people who aren't, so that I can be wise to their motives and pray for them. Thank You, Lord. Amen

REFLECT: Being a Christian can be hard, especially when we're told to stay away from deceivers. We don't want to be on a witch hunt and question the motives of everyone around us, but we don't want to be blind or naive to the evil around us. Reflect on how to find the balance between discerning a troublemaker and embracing those around us with the love of Jesus. And in the process, how might you promote peace and have joy?

ACT: Choose one person in your life, at work, in the neighborhood, at school, and even in your family, who creates conflict or who is deceptive, and commit to pray for him or her. Lift that person up to the Lord every day - even if just for a month - and ask the Lord to make her a peacemaker, not a troublemaker. Ask the Lord to melt his heart, to fall in love with Him and to no longer be able to plot evil or have malice. Your prayers for that person can completely turn around their life. Don't judge but pray for them with loving and healing prayers.