Christian Stress Management: How To Deal With Lying As A Christian

This blog post on How to Deal with Lying as a Christian teaches you the Biblical steps you need to take to stop telling lies.

How to Deal with Lying as a Christian 1. Obey God

The first thing you should do when you want to stop lying is to decide to obey God's 9th commandment where He instructs us, You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. (Exodus 20:16)

How to Deal with Lying as a Christian 2. Pray

If you still find yourself telling lies even if you would like to stop, pray and ask God to help you stop lying.

To pray more effectively over any situation, you have to use Bible verses since The sword of the spirit is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:17)

Therefore combine your supplication prayers with anti lying prayers which have been adapted from Scriptures like the following:

Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me stop lying and start speaking the truth with my neighbor. (Ephesians 4:25)

Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to remove from me the way of lying and grant me Your law graciously. (Psalm 119:29)

Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me so that my lips will not speak wickedness and my tongue will not utter deceit. (Job 27:3-4)

As you say these prayers. ensure that you do not just pray for one day and then give up on praying because we are told to Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17

How to Deal with Lying as a Christian 3. Have Faith

As you pray, believe that you will receive what you are asking for because we are told to Ask in faith (James 1:6)

Even if you think that your faith is weak or small, decide to believe that God will answer your prayers because Jesus taught us that faith that is as small as a mustard seed can move something that is as big as a mountain for He said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)

Therefore, believe that your prayers will be answered and if you feel that your faith is wavering, pray "Lord I believe. Help my unbelief." (Mark 9:24)

To learn more, read How To Increase Your Faith which uses examples from the Bible to teach you how to strengthen your faith in God.

How to Deal with Lying as a Christian 4. Confess Your Sins

Confess your sins to God and ask Him to forgive you because it is written that The Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save you and His ear is not heavy that He cannot hear you. But your iniquities have separated you from your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear. (Isaiah 59:1-2) So confess your sins so that they can stop separating you from God.

How to Deal with Lying as a Christian 5. Speak To the Situation

Jesus taught us saying, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)

Therefore speak to yourself and tell yourself that you will stop lying. As you speak to yourself, believe that what you are saying will happen since you have to have faith as you speak to the mountain. (Matthew 17:20)

To make your words even more effective, use Scriptures since The sword of the spirit is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:17) For example, you can declare over yourself:

I speak truth with my neighbor. (Ephesians 4:25)

The Lord God has removed the way of lying from me. (Psalm 119:29)

My lips do not speak wickedness and my tongue does not utter deceit. (Job 27:3-4)

Go through your Bible to get more Scriptures to speak over yourself or get them from the book SWORD WORDS.

How to Deal with Lying as a Christian 6. Fast

Jesus taught that some things have to be dealt with by combining prayer with fasting when He said, "This kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting." (Matthew 17:21)

Therefore combine your prayers with abstaining from food for 1 day or 3 days or 21 days or 40 days. If you have never fasted before you can begin by skipping 1 meal. If you have any medical condition or you are taking medication, consult your doctor first.

As you abstain from food ensure that you are not engaging in other pleasurable activities or taking advantage of people because when the Israelites asked God “Why have we fasted and You do not see? (Isaiah 58:3) He told them, “On the day you fast, you find pleasure and exploit your laborers.” (Isaiah 58:3)

To learn more read How to Fast Effectively which uses Bible examples to teach you the things you should do to ensure that you get great results when you fast.

How to Fast Effectively uses Bible examples to teach you what you should do to get great results when you abstain from food for spiritual purposes.

How to Deal with Lying as a Christian 7. Thank God

The Bible tells us Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

Therefore, since you have made your requests known to God through prayer, thank Him.

Thank God for what He has done for you in the past and thank Him in faith for what you believe He will do for you in the future.

You can also thank God because of Who He is. For example, you can say, "I thank You Father God because You are Jehovah Mikadishkim the Lord Who Sanctifies (Leviticus 20:8) and you will remove the way of lying from me. (Psalm 119:29)"

To learn more read The Names and Characteristics of God.