They LIED On You PUBLICLY AND NOW THEYRE BEING SPIRITUALLY CONVICTED

This text is about the importance of protecting your peace and standing up for yourself when faced with intentional deceit and betrayal. It emphasizes that forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to allow harmful people back into your life. It also highlights that God supports your decision to distance yourself from those who lie about you and cause you harm. The text encourages you to let go of guilt and second-guessing, and to trust in your wisdom and discernment.

You know what I’m hearing so clearly this morning? You’re not tripping. You’re not being too harsh, and no, you’re not holding a grudge. What you did was necessary. The Most High wants to confirm something for you, because I can feel you’ve been questioning whether cutting certain people off was too extreme. Whether walking away, going no contact, or keeping your distance made you look cold or unforgiving. You’ve been sitting with that guilt, asking God if maybe you should have handled it differently. But I need you to hear this. Heaven is saying you made the right decision.

This word is for someone who wrestled with their own heart. You forgave them. You genuinely released the offense. But that doesn’t mean you were called to reconnect. Just because you chose forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to return to the same dynamics that once broke your spirit. And you’re not wrong for feeling uncomfortable around them. You’re not wrong for protecting your peace. What they did wasn’t minor. It was betrayal. It wasn’t a misunderstanding. It was intentional. And God is saying they blatantly lied on you. They bore false witness. They twisted truth. They slandered your name.

This wasn’t just someone who got caught up in gossip and repeated something they didn’t understand. This was deliberate. They watched you suffer under the weight of lies they helped create, and they said nothing. And now that time has passed, you’re wondering if maybe you overreacted by cutting ties. Let me tell you something. Time doesn’t heal deception. Time doesn’t erase dishonor. And forgiveness does not mean access. God isn’t calling you to keep anyone in your space who made you question your own character, especially those who never made it right. So let that guilt go.

Let the second guessing go. You don’t owe anyone access to you just because you found healing. Your discernment is protection. Your silence is wisdom. And your distance is obedience. Keep walking in it. Heaven backs your boundaries. Here’s what God is pressing on my heart for you today. You’re not imagining it. They didn’t just repeat a rumor. They didn’t just get it wrong. They knew what they were doing. They knew it was a lie. And they said it anyway. That’s not a misunderstanding. That’s spiritual warfare. And that’s why your spirit couldn’t stay connected to them.

That’s why heaven gave you permission to walk away. Not just from one person, but from the entire group that stood in agreement with that lie. Let me make this clear. There’s a difference between someone repeating something they heard without understanding the damage, and someone who intentionally spreads a lie, knowing it will wreck your name, your reputation, your peace. God sees the difference, and so do you. This wasn’t innocent. It was calculated. It was coordinated. A group of people linked together through mutual jealousy, offense, or bitterness, came into agreement to falsely witness against you.

And that’s not just gossip. That’s a sin heaven takes very seriously. The word says there are seven things the Lord hates, and one of the most detestable is a false witness. Why? Because lies destroy. False witnessing doesn’t just tarnish your image. It attempts to assassinate your character. It’s meant to discredit the assignment on your life. And that’s why this isn’t just personal. It’s spiritual. Think back to Jesus. They couldn’t crucify him without gathering false witnesses. They needed people to agree to lies just to justify their plan. And someone came forward, not because it was true, but because they were willing to stand with the enemy.

That’s exactly what’s happening in your life. These people chose to partner with the accuser. They knew it wasn’t true, but they liked the idea of seeing you fall more than they valued truth. So if you’ve been wondering if you did too much by walking away from all of them, no, you did what was necessary. You removed yourself from an agreement with darkness, you protected your spirit, and the most high honors that you were never meant to stay connected to people who lie about you just to feel better about themselves. Keep your peace.

God is your vindicator. Let’s talk about what really happened. A lie by itself is dangerous. But when a group comes together and agrees on that lie, it becomes even more convincing. That’s how deception works. It plays on numbers. It plays on human psychology. People tend to think, well, if multiple people are saying the same thing, then it must be true. That’s the trap. And that’s how they tried to come for you, not with truth, not with evidence, but with agreement. They knew exactly what they were doing. This wasn’t accidental. This wasn’t confusion.

This was coordinated. They plotted, they schemed, and they unified around a narrative that they knew wasn’t true. And why? Because they understood how perception works. They knew if they said it loud enough, often enough, and with enough voices backing it, it would sound believable to outsiders. And sadly, some believed it. Not because it was true, but because it was popular. Let me say this clearly, that kind of behavior is spiritual warfare in disguise. It’s not petty drama. It’s not just, he said, she said, it’s a plot, a spiritual hit job. When people come into agreement to lie on someone, especially knowing the damage it could cause, they are not just gossiping.

They are plotting destruction. And according to heaven, that kind of plotting is detestable. It’s the same energy that was used to crucify Jesus. False witnesses, unified lies, a plan. But here’s what God is revealing right now. They’re being convicted. Every single one of them who came together to assassinate your character, who added their voice to the lie, knowing full well it wasn’t true. They’re being shown their own reflection. The weight of what they did is falling heavy on their hearts because they knew they had a choice. They could have pulled back. They could have chosen silence, but they chose the lie.

They chose the crowd. And that’s why you had to walk away. That’s why you couldn’t explain yourself to them anymore, because this wasn’t just misunderstanding. This was willful, intentional destruction. But rest in this, God saw it all. And no matter how loud the lie was, the truth is still standing. And so are you. Here’s what God is speaking over you right now. You did the right thing. You didn’t overreact. You didn’t move out of bitterness or pride. You simply chose to protect your peace. And that decision was wise, divinely wise. What they did to you was intentional.

They didn’t just misunderstand you. They didn’t just slip up in a moment of confusion. No, they blatantly lied to cover their tracks or paint a false image of who you are. And instead of owning it, they doubled down, gathered others, and tried to make it stick. So your decision to detach, to create distance, to say, I will not stay connected to this. It was absolutely necessary. And let me say this clearly, you are not too harsh for doing so. You are not wrong for protecting yourself from people who conspired to hurt you. People who crafted lies with intention and malice.

People who never once circled back to make it right. Of course, God calls us to forgive. And you’ve done that. You’ve released the burden. But forgiveness does not mean access. You are under no obligation to ever speak to them again. God isn’t expecting you to reconcile with those who never repented. He’s not asking you to ignore the betrayal. What you’re feeling right now, the questions, the revisiting of what happened, it’s not coming from guilt. It’s coming up because they’re being convicted. Heaven is holding them accountable. They’re restless. They’re feeling it in their sleep, in their spirit, in their day to day.

Because false witness is serious in the eyes of God. He doesn’t play when people destroy others with lies, especially when they do it publicly, proudly, and without remorse. And if they haven’t made it right by now, that tells you everything you need to know. So let go of the guilt. Let go of the second guessing. Keep your heart soft. Yes. But keep your boundaries firm. Because someone who can lie on you and never apologize is someone you should never have to trust again. And you don’t owe them a single explanation for choosing yourself.

You’re not bitter. You’re wise. And God is standing right beside you in that wisdom. [tr:trw].