Don’t Let Your Lips Lie

Don’t Let Your Lips Lie

Words mean nothing when your life screams otherwise.
You say you want to walk in the ways of the Father.
But if your daily choices are soaked in worldly music, mindless entertainment, distractions, and you neglect prayer and the Word...
then your actions have already spoken:
You are not living for YHWH. You are living for yourself.
Your children are watching.
Your family is watching.
Others are watching.
And the fruit you bear tells the truth louder than your lips ever will.
“They profess to know Elohim, but in works they deny Him…”Titus 1:16, TS2009
This isn’t just about appearances—it’s about the condition of your heart.
You are teaching your own brain and nervous system that your “change” is a lie.
You are telling YHWH with your life: You don’t matter as much as my comfort, my entertainment, my way.
Would you tell your spouse, “I love you, I choose you,” and then spend your nights in the arms of another?
Would you ignore her voice, her needs, her heart—and still expect love and closeness?
Eventually, her heart would turn cold.
She would despise your empty words.
That is what happens when we treat YHWH the same way.
“Because this people draw near with their mouth and with their lips they have esteemed Me, and their heart is far from Me…” Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 29:13, TS2009
And if you’ve seen His goodness... if you’ve tasted His presence... and still turn away, it is far more dangerous.
You’re walking the same path as the rebellious watchmen who once stood close to His throne... and fell.
“For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Master and Saviour יהושע Messiah, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the first.” Kěpha Bět (2 Peter) 2:20, TS2009
YHWH is merciful, but He is also just.
If you continually choose your own way, He will let you go.
He will turn you over to your desires.
He will harden your heart if you keep resisting Him.
You have free choice.
But don’t let your lips say one thing while your life says another.
YHWH is not fooled.
And neither are the ones watching you.
Backed by Science, Rooted in Scripture: Your Actions Shape Eternity
You may think your compromise is harmless.
But studies and Scripture both confirm:
Your actions are carving the path your children will walk.
They’re shaping your brain.
They’re sending a message to Heaven… and to those watching.
Here’s what research shows:
Your brain listens to your behavior more than your words.
When you repeatedly engage with the world’s distractions—music, shows, social media—your neural pathways shift. Studies in JAMA Pediatrics and neuroscience journals confirm that these inputs rewire the brain and dull spiritual clarity.
Your kids aren’t listening—they’re watching.
A child learns what they live. A father who says “I follow YHWH” but lives otherwise teaches his child that obedience is optional. Dorothy Nolte’s research and Proverbs 22:6 agree: you can’t lead your family to YHWH if you’re walking toward the world.
Living for the world after knowing the truth is spiritually dangerous.
As 2 Peter 2:20 warns, those who’ve tasted the goodness of YHWH and return to darkness are worse off than before. Clinical studies in religious health also show higher rates of despair and moral numbness among those who turn back after belief.
Your life forms a testimony... even when you think no one sees.
Hypocrisy builds apathy. Psychological Science published a study showing “moral licensing”—where small good deeds are used to justify sin. YHWH isn’t fooled by our words. He weighs the fruit of our lives (Mattithyahu 7:16).
And Scripture confirms it all:
“They profess to know Elohim, but in works they deny Him.” —Titus 1:16
“This people draw near with their mouth…but their heart is far from Me.” —Yeshayahu 29:13
“Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” —Ya‛aqoḇ (James) 1:22
“Because you are lukewarm…I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.” —Ḥazon (Revelation) 3:16
“See then that you walk exactly…redeeming the time.” —Eph’siyim (Ephesians) 5:15–16
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