Have you ever wondered when a person wrongs you over and over why they do not seem to be corrected by the Lord?  When a person lies about you to others and causes them to turn away from you when you have done nothing of what they have spoken, how does that make you feel when they seem to be able to continue in their ways?  We all know people at church or ministries who do not have the love of the Lord in their hearts.  We also know people who are in positions of leadership and power who wield it in an ungodly way to make themselves look good while hurting those under them. So why does it appear that they get away with it and are not corrected by the Lord?  Why do people who do bad things continue to keep their positions in the church, at work or in your relationships? Well.....you need to take a look at the big picture as God sees it.  God knows what He is doing.  Sometimes these people doing bad things will change, repent and become very godly and pure in the future (i.e. Paul in the Bible, Todd White of…

Jesus dealt with people believing lies about him.  Paul had to endure much criticism,  twisted thinking and even hatred from those who were unbelievers but even those who were supposed to be his friends.  It is par for the course.  When you choose to serve the Lord you will suffer persecution.  Its just sad when its "friendly fire" from people you thought were there to love and support you.  But even Jesus was denied by Peter three times.  Yet when Jesus came back from the dead He looked for Peter and affirmed him that He would build his church on the rock that Peter really was. So what are we to do when we are truly doing our best to do everything that God is asking us to do, yet people whisper lies about us to try to bring us down? What are you to do when you are loving people like Christ loved the church, and still they lie about you to others, separating long time friendships based on a false truth?  When you have laid your life down for others and died to your selfish desires and yet perhaps one person (who may have the spirit of Jezebel)…