Okay, none of us are perfect. We all have stretched the truth one time or another, even if we were two when we did. We all have acted like someone we're not at one time or another. In other words, we all have lied or kept the truth from being known at one point time or another.
This weekend, I had to make a very hard decision. I was in the midst of a few people that were doing nothing but bashing people or talking about how horrible their life is and how bad everyone treats them. Unfortunately, I learned a startling truth about one of these persons and wasn't sure whether or not I should talk to someone about it. What do you do when you have to make a decision that will either help or make things worse for other people?
I did end up telling someone, but it was my parents. We prayed about it together and decided that, for right now, it would be kept secret.
As for them bashing people, I did stand up for the person (or people) they were talking about. It made me mad that a person could put on such a facade of loyalty, only to condemn them behind their back. I did ask them to stop talking about it, but after claiming they needed to 'vent', they continued on and I went to sleep.
This post is called the honest truth because I feel we should not lie about ourselves, our situations, or our opinions. If you don't respect someone, don't act like you do in front of them and criticize them behind their back. If you need help with a certain situation or problem, go find that help-you'll most likely thank yourself later. And if you keep pretending to be someone you're not, then stop. God made you who you are, and He doesn't want you to try to act like someone else.
The point is, always be honest-with yourself and with others.
1 Timothy 2:2
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
