Deceivers & Believers: Which One Are You?

🎙️ Episode Summary:

In this powerful and eye-opening episode, we confront a topic that hits closer to home than many realize: Deception. Whether you're the one being deceived, doing the deceiving, or lying to yourself — this message is for you.

We break down the difference between Deceivers and Believers and challenge you to examine your own life. Are you living in truth or in a carefully constructed illusion? Are you being honest with God, with others, and with yourself? Or are you caught in a cycle of lies, self-deceit, and manipulation?

This episode explores:

• The many forms of deception: self-deception, spiritual deception, emotional manipulation, social deception, and relational betrayal.
• The rise of deceit in today’s culture and media (backed by recent stats).
• How men are especially vulnerable to deceiving themselves emotionally and spiritually by not confronting their wounds, sins, or masks.
• The biblical warnings about deception — from the Garden of Eden to Jesus’ teachings and Paul’s letters.
• How Satan is described as “the father of lies” and how deception is one of his greatest weapons.
• What it means to be a believer in truth — walking in integrity, humility, and wisdom through Christ.
• Practical steps to walk away from deception and embrace truth in your thoughts, relationships, and calling.

Key Scriptures:

• Jeremiah 17:9 – "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked."
• Galatians 6:7 – “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.”
• 2 Timothy 3:13 – “Evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
• John 8:44 – Jesus calls Satan the “father of lies.”
• James 1:22 – “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

Truth-Filled Takeaways:

• Stop playing both sides — Deceivers manipulate, Believers obey.
• Truth doesn’t bend — it stands firm even when culture shifts.
• Self-deception is the most dangerous kind — it feels like comfort but ends in destruction.
• You can’t break free from deception without surrendering to the truth — and that truth is Christ.

Action Steps:

• Take an honest inventory of areas you might be walking in deception.
• Confess to God where you've been misleading, lying, or hiding truth — even from yourself.
• Ask a trusted friend or mentor to speak truth into your blind spots.
• Choose to walk in the light — in business, relationships, leadership, and legacy.

Closing Reminder:

In a world full of deceivers, be a believer who lives in truth. Because only the truth will set you free.

👑 Calling Card:

“It all starts with me, so let it be legacy.”