Flattery Is Just A Front….

Flattery, is never what it seems to be. According to this proverb, we need to be cautious when we hear it directed our way. When people tell us something that they admire about us in an inflated, built up manner, we need to use discernment instead of believing it right away. Flattery is just a front people put up when they are uncomfortable around others but yet desire something from them. It’s a way of manipulating someone in a nice, yet somewhat undetectable way. The best way to deal with these pseudo-compliments is to use discernment and respond with humility. God will protect us from people that want to take advantage of us especially when we are connected to Him, and pursuing Him daily. I’m skeptical when people try to flatter me because the first thing I think is, “they really don’t know me, to be telling me this. What exactly do they want from me?”. So the next time flattery comes knocking at your door, answer it with discernment and humility. It will guarantee these deceptive snake oil salesmen won’t have reason to come back again.

5 To flatter friends is to lay a trap for their feet. Proverbs 29:5