King Solomon wrote: \u2018Everything I say is right, for I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception. My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it. My words are plain to anyone with understanding.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a08:6\u20139\u00a0NLT) <\/p>\n
We usually embellish the truth in order to get these two things: the attention<\/i> and the approval<\/i> of the listener. But eventually, it backfires. Over time, people discover your propensity to stretch the truth, and you lose your credibility with them. And once you lose that, it takes a long time to get it back\u2014if ever. <\/p>\n
Sweeping statements like \u2018Everybody does it,\u2019 or \u2018You never,\u2019 or \u2018You always\u2019 cause people to discount you and eventually slot you as untrustworthy. It\u2019s ok to say something with enthusiasm but avoid exaggeration. Stick to the facts and resist the urge to be the centre of attention by engaging in this form of lying. Joseph\u2019s brothers resented the favour of God that was on his life. So, they threw him into a pit, dipped his coat in blood, then took it back home and showed it to their ageing father. They didn\u2019t say a word. They simply let the old man conclude that his son had been devoured by a wild beast. And what\u2019s more, they allowed him to live with that cruel lie for years. <\/p>\n
Revelation 22:15\u00a0NASB says that everyone who \u2018loves and practises lying\u2019<\/i> is lumped together with \u2018the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters.\u2019<\/i> So, unless that\u2019s the company you want to be identified with, tell the whole truth. Today make your prayer, \u2018Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a0120:2\u00a0NIV)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
King Solomon wrote: \u2018Everything I say is right, for I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception. My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it. My words are plain to anyone with understanding.\u2019 (Proverbs\u00a08:6\u20139\u00a0NLT) We usually embellish the truth in order to get these two things: the attention and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}