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| Honestly, Why Be Honest? |
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8:32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Is there any reason to be honest? Yes, there is!
1) Dishonesty does not change reality. What is, is. What isn’t, isn’t. Calling an elephant a "cow" does not make it one.
2) Dishonesty destroys your view of reality leading to frequent self-deception and denial. A dishonest person confuses his lies with reality.
3) Dishonesty demolishes relationships by killing trust. If you can’t trust yourself to be honest, how can you trust anybody else? And how can they trust you?
4) Dishonesty is a never-ending treadmill — one cover-up after another. As one lie cracks or falls apart, you feel the need to shore it up with another lie.
5) Dishonesty delivers guilt and anxiety. Most people have a conscience that tells them that lying is wrong. When we violate our conscience, guilt and shame are the natural results.
6) Dishonesty deletes self-esteem. Who likes a known liar? Maybe everybody else believes you when you lie, but you still know you are a liar. There goes your self-respect.
7) A dishonest person has to remember the details of which lie he told which person. All an honest person has to do is to remember the details of what really happened.
8) Dishonesty is cowardice. It is driven by the fear of facing consequences. Dishonesty is the lack of courage to be true to yourself and to reality.
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| To add a comment to "Honestly, Why Be Honest?" |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| Superb. I pray for the spirit of truth to reign in us. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| Good advice Steve! |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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I honestly appreciate your commenting and reading my post, Destiny Diadem and 66 books. Thanks. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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"A dishonest person confuses his lies with reality."
Thank God I learned this lesson early in life -- unfortunately, the hard way.
"If you can’t trust yourself to be honest, how can you trust anybody else? And how can they trust you?"
How very sad when we try to deceive God, and yet He loves us anyway!
Thanks for posting this. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| EXCELLENT!!! |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| Mmm! Amen to that, sims. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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Brother Steve,
It's like the old saying, cheaters never win and winners never cheat. Maybe some of the liberal politicians can learn something about honesty. Throw in a few lawyers into the mix that need to know something about honesty. Excellent thought....... |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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I will never forget the day it was revealed to me Satan is the father of lies... and through being born again, I/we have the power to renounce satan and rebuke the spirit of lies... through the spirit of truth who sets us free. I agree with destiny I too pray for the spirit of truth to reign in us. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| all this is sooooooooo true!!!!!! |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| Thanks to all for the comments and stars!!! |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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The truth will set you free....Good Blog
Amen |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| Thank you, Remarkable. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
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| Excellent Blog Steve...The Truth will always stand...everything else will fail ;o) |
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| September 21, 2008 |
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Steve, such an original, and important post! I learned some of these lessons as a kid, and the ones I didn't, I continued to learn beyond that. God bless you Steve!
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| September 21, 2008 |
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| Mar Jay: And Jesus Christ is the truth! That is also why Christians must be true to truth. |
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| September 21, 2008 |
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| Mike: Thank you for your comment and your very encouraging word on my profile. I really appreciate it. |
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| September 21, 2008 |
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2m Steve,
I honestly love your blogs man. Spoke about hypocricy today brother. We must be honest with ourselves if we expect our youth and babes in Christ to do the same. |
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| September 21, 2008 |
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| Jerry: I am so glid you find my blog helpful. All the best. |
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| September 22, 2008 |
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| Amen, Steve! |
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| September 22, 2008 |
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| Thank you very much, Carol. |
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| September 22, 2008 |
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| Amen, and may I add, dishonesty is a avenue used by satan and a path to things not of God, such as: deception, witchcraft, etc. |
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| September 22, 2008 |
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| as always,honesty is the best policy. I wouldn't have it any other way, thanx again Steve :) |
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| September 23, 2008 |
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| "A path to things not of God," is a great definition of dishonesty. Thanks, Cheryl for the comment and the star. |
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| September 23, 2008 |
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| And thank you, lois, for the star and comment. |
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| September 23, 2008 |
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| Lois: I like the spelling of thanks as thanx. I've never noticed that before. |
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| September 24, 2008 |
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Speak the truth in love. |
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