Stuck in denial and were not talking about the river

My mind wonders back to Finding Nemo.

A moment pops in my head when Dorie and Marvin find themselves with the sharks.

It seemed like the sharks are about to eat them when they find out they are at a no fish eating meeting.

It’s Marvin’s turn to talk and he said he doesn’t have a problem with eating fish.

The Sharks push him to talk and say “Denial.”

Denial is so easy and so hard sometimes.

Peter denied that he knew Christ one time.

John 18:25 he denies him again.

Then one more time in verse 26…

“One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the olive grove?” Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.”

Peter was with Jesus and denied knowing him three times.

Jesus predicted this and Peter didn’t believe it was the case.

Do we have a habit of living in denial?

We do this with…

·         Our faith
·         Our health
·         Our families and other loved ones

It’s like we can believe we can fix things on our own.

My back was hurting for a long time before I would ever step into a doctor’s office, I figured it would get better on my own.

Peter denied Christ, he could have let this consume him.

Peter does not.

It’s like fighting through our own problems.

Sometimes we can do this on our own and sometimes we need to get help from others.

It takes a lot to seek help from other people, but that can be the best decision you could ever make.

Do you need to seek help in an area of your life or live continue denial?

Today could be the day your life could change and improve.

Be humble and realize when you need help.

Have a great day.

You can lie to others but you can’t lie to yourself

We all know things about ourselves that other people have no clue about.

How did this happen?

What causes us to be like this?

My mind is swirling as I read through John 18-15-18.

This section of scripture goes over Peter’s first denial of Jesus.

This is verses 17-18 and starts out with a lady questioning Peter…

“You are not one of his disciples, are you?” the girl at the door asked Peter.

He replied, “I am not.”
It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.”

Peter denied Christ, he spent three years around Jesus then denied that he knew of him.

Is it human nature to be a deceptor?

A sports writer made this claim with all the dives people take in football and pro sports.

Do we naturally try to deceive people?

Once every while I will be at the Church and someone will come up to the Church with a sob story or something broke down and they need help.

I am not a great judge of people as they come through the door and try to help out usually any way I can.

I know people take advantage of me in this area.

It’s hard to judge when someone is lying and telling the truth.

Even one of Jesus followers denied that he knew him.

We do the same thing everyday when we get stuck doing things we shouldn’t be doing.

Do you think people are naturally deceivers?

Sometimes I wonder why God puts up with what we get wrapped up in.

I am still glad there is grace that we get from Jesus.

I love to believe all people have good intentions in life and through Christ they can find that.

I know the world can be a dark place, but there is still so much good to look at.

Have a great day.