honesty

i hate being lied to, but i tell a lot of little white lies. and where did that phrase come from anyway? no falsehood can be covered up under the guise of such a phrase. how pathetic am i for lying so nonchalantly when 1) it's a sin, right there with murder and adultery and 2) i hate when people lie. i hate it so much i'm writing a freaking blog about it, but apparently i decided to make myself the exception to the rule.

the lies i hate aren't enormous. i can't remember being lied to about anything huge. (unless maybe i'm still clueless about that? ha.) the lies i'm talking about are people who say things just because they think it's what i want to hear. what i want to hear is the truth! even just beating around the bush and talking fluff isn't worth my time - say it like it is.

isn't that what Jesus did?
isn't that what we're called to do?
one thing i can always count on to NOT beat around the bush, and to follow through with what it says is the word of God ...

"God, who gets invited to dinner at your place? How do we get on your guest list?"

"Walk straight, act right, tell the truth."

[psalm 15:1-2, the message]