In this “politically correct” society we live in, sometimes the truth can come up missing. We are so worried about offending someone, that we don’t want to tell the truth. I am sure that many people have the best intentions at heart when deciding to bend the truth. However, if we are being honest with ourselves, sometimes “bending” the truth is the worst thing we can ever do!

 

I would rather you be completely honest, and let the truth hurt for a little while, than allow the lie to feel good for a little while.

 

Sometimes I wish people could understand the severity of the lie, before they tell it. Usually, when you tell a lie, you have to tell a few more, in order to keep the original lie in order. You only have to tell the truth once. It is true, you may have additional questions and concerns that you will need to address; but overall, the truth will allow you to move forward.

 

I am convinced, when people tell lies, they are only telling them to make themselves feel better. Lies, almost never help the other party. In fact, the person being lied to experiences the most amount of pain from the lie. The pain does not originate from the deceit, manipulation, or confusion that comes from the lie. The pain from the time, energy, and effort that the person wasted.

 

Personally, I have been in situations where I invested time, energy, and effort, only to be lied to. The lie brought about long lasting pain. The lie brought about distrust of others! The light brought about my own self-imprisonment! If those people who told all of those lies, could have mustered up the courage to tell the truth. It would have been painful for a little while. I would have had to nurse a broken heart; but I would have eventually moved on. The lies forced me to stay stuck in a place where I constantly questioning the intentions of others.

 

I like to think that I have evolved and grown enough to say that lies don’t phase me anymore. However, this is untrue! Every time I feel that someone is lying to me, the old wounds are suddenly made fresh again. The difference is, I no longer give those people the benefit of the doubt. I trust my first instinct and walk away. I became so tired of wasting my time and investing my energy in a lie. This may not be the most spiritually mature answer;but I am still growing. Maybe one day I will learn a better way to handle these people.

 

Keep praying and maybe one day I will get there!

 

Until next time:

 

Let God’s light shine within and through you!