Seeing and Hearing

Seeing and Hearing when Poisoned: How to Sniff out Poison (Part 2 of 5) October 28, 2008

A few weeks ago I started a series on Seeing And Hearing When Poisoned and I left off stating that best way to see and hear when poisoned is to not get poison in the first place. That requires recognizing poison so we don’t partake and get ill, but before we can discern poison we need to define poison.

What Is Poison?

Poisons are lies, whispers, or secrets that colors our thinking, creating a filter for which we process all of the data that we receive.

What does Poison do?

As mentioned, poison puts a negative filter on all incoming data. Poison separates close friends: A wise man, Solomon, once wrote “A dishonest man spreads Strife, and a whisperer separates close friends” (Proverbs 16:28). Poison causes fights: “For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases” (Proverbs 26:20). Poison, once consumed goes down deep into our very core: “The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body” (Proverbs 18:8, 26:22). Poison, which is commonly delivered through the mouth of a whisperer, destroys our relationships.

A Simple Example:

Johny walks into the office and Jenny tells him that the Boss is in a foul mood and isn’t too happy with Johny’s work. She told Johny that the Boss said that Johny was “a lazy and ungrateful employee.” Well Johny is the hardest working employee at the office, and the Boss actually really likes Johny because Johny spent his whole weekend solving an emergence (it was probably something like a broken fax machine or the internet was down).  Because of what he was told Johny may avoid the Boss or be standoff-ish. Johny may also upset because he puts in a lot of effort and now isn’t feeling very appreciated. Anytime that the Boss says anything to Johny, Johny’s guard is up and he may take everything that the Boss does or says as negative. Next thing Johny, Jenny, and the Boss knows there is a rift between Johny and the Boss. What started as a lie from a jealous whisperer quickly became reality.

That, in a very uncomplicated and basic form, is poison.

We now know what poison is and does, but what on earth do we do to prevent this tragedy from taking place in our own lives, and if it does happen how do we purge the poison from our bodies? Stay tuned to find out!