The Truth Shall Set You Free

Truth - noun - a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, or principle


"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
                                                                            John 8:32


What causes us to tell the truth? Is it just a leap of faith? Is it based on something that is earned? I think that it is all of the above. When you tell the truth it is so easy. Life is less stressful, you are more at ease, and you just feel good about yourself. Well if this is the case, why do so many of us decide to lie, hide, and cover up the truth? 


When you think about it, lying is just a burdensome task. You have to follow up on it, keep track of it, and maintain this thing that eventually gets so big that you end up getting caught. So in the end, you end up hurting others and leaving yourself at a place where you feel lost.


You see lying only causes you to loose yourself. When you lie, you are basically putting up a front that you want others to see. A front that you think will be appealing to others and cause them to like you more or hang out with you more. It may work at the beginning, but in the end you start to question if the people that hang out with you really like you or just some front that you have put up for others to see. I can tell you that it is a hard place to be and is just painful. 


Those feelings I was talking about...I had them. Those thoughts that I was talking about...I had them too. I look back and call myself a fool. I mean what was I even thinking? I don't know why I made the decisions I did when I did, besides the fact that I am a sinner, but I see my mistakes. I look back and see where I was and am thankful for people in my life that will confront me. 


I don't know who will read this or even care to read through it when they see how long this, but if you are still with me I challenge you. I dare you to take a leap. I challenge you to just tell the truth. I will tell you that at first it is hard. Especially if you have been lying as long as I have. It is a bad habit that needs to be broken. I will tell you, from experience, that when you decide to tell the truth and you do it...it is so freeing! It is this burden that is just lifted off your shoulders. 


So what are you going to do? Are you going to take that leap? Or are you just going to remain the same? Should it really be a question? No. So ask God for the strength, will power, and determination and experience the change!