eliminating deceitfulness

Satan has the unique ability to make us feel like horrible people whenever we make a mistake or do something wrong. Have you ever made a mistake before or said something that you regret and felt horrible? That feeling is called deception. It's a pretty horrible feeling honestly. There will be days where everything is going really well and then all of a sudden I say something wrong or think wrong thoughts and Satan uses that to make me feel like nothing good even happened.

Deception happens to everyone, and most of the time people don't even realize that it's happening. I know that sometimes before I was more aware of God's presence, I didn't realize that I was being deceived. At the time I just thought it was natural to feel really guilty and that I wasn't that good of a person.

This feeling can be eliminated through encouragement.

That might sound a little too good to be true right? I am telling you that it's 100% true. Encouragement is one of the most powerful ways to make others feel loved.

We need to make sure that we are constantly around encouraging people and we need to make sure that we are being the encouraging people as well.

I know for a fact that I would not be who I am today if I didn't have the encouraging people in my life that I am so blessed to always have there. I am not perfect at all! I suck sometimes and I feel bad easily. I am easily deceived but have constant encouragers around me. Rachel, my family, friends, and coworkers are always encouraging me all the time and they help shape who I am.

I challenge you to really think about this and if you don't have at least 5 people in your life who are consistently encouraging you, maybe your need to find some more encouragers in your life.

On the other hand, we need to take a look at ourselves in the mirror and ask ourselves if we are being consistent encouragement. As important as it is for us to be around those types of people it's almost more important to be that for others.

It goes both ways. Be that person that others go to when they need encouragement.

But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called "today," so that none of your may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. (Hebrews 3:13)

When we are encouraging one other daily that will being to eliminate us being hardened by sin's deceitfulness.

That is my challenge for all of you as you read this post. Deceitfulness is dangerous and I would love for it to be eliminated for as many people as possible. So encourage one another daily and we will slowly being to eliminate it.