Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with laser-focused intensity:

“I thought in my heart, ‘Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.’ But that also proved to be meaningless.”
(Ecclesiastes 2:1)

Oh, yeah.

Some test:

“I’m not really sinning, here…
I’m just running a ‘scientific experiment.’”

Uh-huh.

“I need to find out for myself
if my parents’ warnings were bogus.”

“I know this is usually forbidden…
but I wonder if it’s always wrong?
Maybe this is that rare exception that proves the rule.’”

“God wants me to enjoy myself, right?
This looks like a ton of fun – how bad could it really be?”

“The Bible was written a long time ago.
Times have changed.
Why don’t I try this sort of ‘gray area’ out just once –
you know…just to see?”

O Jesus.

It’s bad enough when I lie to others.

Please help me quit lying to myself.

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Deuteronomy 8:17-18;1 Kings 2:44; Psalms 5:6-7; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:21-22; John 8:42-44; Romans 1:24-25; 1 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 1:6

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.