Discern: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

                Discern

                Truth over  lies

                righteousness over deceit

                honesty over manipulation

                is an ongoing battleground

                to keep alert and go

                deeper into actions

                to discern honesty

                and hear words of truth 

                then can recognize His message

                Truth over lies.

Psalm 107:11: "Because they had rebelled against the words of God, And spurned the counsel of the Most High." 

Reflection: Righteousness: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reflection Questions

        1. How do you personally process the word 'to love one another'? Especially with strangers or harsh relationships?

        2. How do you keep your heart open to words and purpose and truth and actions to determine truth from evil.

        3. How do you define His righteousness in order to recognize another's truth from phony lies?

Share: How has the Holy Spirit stepped in to protect you when being lied to?

Righteousness: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reading: 1st John 3:11-12: " For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; not as Cain, who was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother's were righteous." 

Righteousness

Lord, please keep our hearts open to Your words and purpose and truth and actions.

Only through Your righteousness can we become able to love one another as You see each of us.

And choose to live into honesty from our hearts with grace and kindness.

Each day--each week--each year may our hearts grow into Your integrity.

Only see others through the guidance as led by Your Spirit.

Your thoughts,