This is the weekly email devotional of WhoUWith? Ministries
(2004)
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“Nothing ruins the truth like
stretching it!” --Unknown
Have you ever embellished a story to make
yourself look better? Have you ever had someone say something about you that
sounded really good, but wasn’t exactly true, and you did nothing to
correct it?
If you answered no to
either of these questions you probably just lied! We have all “stretched
the truth” to make ourselves seem better. It is an easy thing to do.
Sometimes it happens before we even realize it. For me, personally, I have
become a greater athlete the further I get from my actual playing days. By the
time I’m 40 I will have been an All-Stater in five sports!
What does God’s Word say?:
"He
who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for
the honor of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false
about him." John 7:18
Therefore each of you must
put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members
of one body."Ephesians 4:25
Truthful lips endure
forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Prov.
12:19
When we stretch
the truth to make us look good, we have not just told a little white
lie…we have compromised our character. Our mild exaggerations will one day
be discovered and then those around us will struggle in their ability to trust
us.
I want folks to believe me. I
want to be found trustworthy by those that I come in contact with. I want to be
a man who is known to be real and sincere.
Just a thought!
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