Within The Walls of Deceit

Definition of DECEIT1: the act or practice of deceiving : deception2: an attempt or device to deceive : trick3: the quality of being deceitful : deceitfulness

Proverbs 26:24-26

24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
    for there are seven abominations in his heart;
26 though his hatred be covered with deception,
    his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

If you have ever found yourself in a dark and unfamiliar place, all you are left with is your faith. If you are a follower of Jesus, then your experience may be different than those of a non-follower. Your spiritual faith may be tested or even found in that moment of darkness. We may like to think what actions we would follow, but depending on you faith, or lack of, we would probably all surprise ourselves, in one way or another.

Faith is believing in what is true. Faith has two elements: 
1. being convinced of the truth, being certain of reality, having evidence of unseen things, and 
2. believing, hoping in, embracing, seizing the truth.

None of us are born with deceitful behavior, it is learned. We are deceived as children by those that love us the most, our parents. Most commonly by mystical beliefs; Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, and so on. We are tricked into believing that these beings exist. Think back to the moment that you found out that there is no Santa, no bunny...it was all a trick, and for what gain? Magical reward? A smile on a child's face on Christmas morning, a game of hunting for eggs. We were given this magical existence only to discover that it was all a lie. As we grow up, there is less and less "magic" in our world. Can we create our own magical existence, is that high that we were taught as children still possible to experience? The answer to that question depends solely on you and your faith.

Revelation 21:4

4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

We all grow up within our own walls. We may have similar surroundings, but the structure is always unique. Our life experiences are ours alone, no other person can mirror the same event, not even if it occurred in the same place and at the same time. This is because we are all individuals, we control our own thoughts and perceive situations and events as no other can, we are all unique because of our own thoughts.

Psalm 139:14

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.

As we grow up we begin to realize that the only magic that exists in our lives are created by oneself. We have a choice to see life as a endless cycle of disappointment and struggle or as a stepping stone to a better place. We have the choice to make our lives worthwhile for the good of others, or one can choose to be an obstacle.

It truly is as simple as love or hate...
We can choose to hate and spread hate or we can choose to love and spread love.

“It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.”

~Noel Coward

Within The Walls of Deceit lives the deceivers and the believers. They are both weak, neither is strong in any sense. In fact one prays on the weakness of others because it brings control "magic" into their existence. The believer is so desperate for acceptance, that they ALLOW deceit to control them. In reality they are both weak and neither on of them have faith. They are so unhappy and lost that the only way they can feel as though they have any control, is by controlling others. Some people are easily deceived because they themselves are also deceitful. Negative people find each other and they find it "magical" to spread distention and hate. Rumors fuel deception and hate fuels rumors.

Remove yourself from the cycle if you participate.

Only base your opinions on evidence or personal experience. If you hear a rumor from an individual about another, there are a couple of things you should ask yourself.

1. Is the person starting or spreading this rumor reliable?
2. What does this person have invested in the rumor, what will be gained?
3. Am I better than this, will it be pleasing to me to spread this rumor?
4. Is there EVIDENCE to support the claim?
5. Am I so desperate to belong, that I NEED to believe in order to have a place?

It can be very fulfilling to be excepted into a group when you are lost in negativity, but it is even more fulfilling to go against the tide if in the end you did it for the right reasons.

Some People Love to assume and run with negativity, rather than go from facts and offer support. Don’t be insulted by their ignorance. Just have the wisdom to know they are troubled. There’s weakness in their intimidation, masking their own problems.