Lies and Deceit

Lies & Deceit are the Devil's tools To relish in them, will render you a fool. They'll destroy all trust & run people away. Why would they deal with it? Why would they stay? Lies & Deceit are not in God's plans These are not the things, he's given to man. These things are not of him, these are things he detests These things will destroy you, you won't be at your best. God will not bless you Give you the favor you deserve Living in Lies & Deceit, quite frankly Gets on God's nerves. Lies & Deceit will remove people from you life Family, friends, children, your husband, your wife. Lies & Deceit never go away It'll grow & grow You think you're fooling people But believe me, they know. A lie is transparent & easily seen It'll be soon be bought to the light & in God's eyes you will be unclean. Deceit can fool some for awhile This is so true But God will give them a new vision & their instincts will be anew. Lies & Deceit will take you nowhere They'll cause people to dislike you & no longer care. God says be honest & be truthful to everyone God said it, it was written & his will shall be done. I lived in Lies & Deceit & lost everything You can't imagine the pain these things will bring. You can't imagine the hurt to others It has caused My life was at a standstill An eternal pause. My lies have broken relationships That I can't repair Deceit soon followed Now people don't even care. They don't care what will become of me Because of my past actions, they refuse to see That I removed Lies & Deceit from my daily routine. I sent them away, now my soul is clean. My thinking is clear Lies & Deceit from my life has been cast. But no one will believe me Because of my past. I talk to God & beg him to let people see That there is change that's come over me. I ask him to please let everyone know That these Lies & Deceit, in my life, just had to go. I lost it all & probably won't get it back But I am determined to get my life back on track. I let go of the lies that have held me down Deceit is no longer with me, no longer around. I took these things out of my life & threw them away Now I'm striving for righteousness each & everyday. My Lies & Deceit were brought into the light Now that they're gone, my future looks bright. I have hope, encouragement & feel better than ever I might be able to get my life back together. I might be able to live again Instead of living in this den of sin. Lies & Deceit serve no real purpose Because they hurt all those around you When they finally surface. Lies & Deceit are the Devil's tools But God has released me from them Now I'm no longer a fool.