So, it all comes down to being honest with yourself and with your Maker, right? I’m not saying that it’s possible to never sin (unless you are the Christ), but it all starts with self-betrayal or lying to yourself, and then lying to others. Satan, the enemy of all righteousness, will lead you down the path—the soft and silky path—until he catches you in his snares.
That’s why it intrigues me to hear the phrase, “well, if I’m being honest with myself…”, as if is has become the prefix for anything that in some way is not being honest with yourself (will nobody realize that they’ve been duped by a lying phrase that makes some people feel better about themselves while they are telling a bold-faced-lie?). It’s like putting a little foundation or base or facial make-up on their face, trying to hide the fact that they have actually turned green or red or a different color than their natural skin color…
Just tell the truth when presented with a choice between telling the truth and telling a lie, and then keep telling the truth every time the choice is presented to you!
Seems so simple, right? It’s just a simple choice.
JPS
