I will expound on the topic of being tempted to lie.
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The wise writer King Solomon says, "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful" (Proverbs 27:6).
August 5, 2023 By Dr. George Bing
Yesterday's daily devotional was on such a broad subject of not being truthful that I will expound on the topic of being tempted to lie. Perhaps you may know someone who likes to avoid giving a direct answer about things, especially when it could incriminate them. Children will sometimes engage in what is called "prevarication," which is the act of not giving a direct answer to a question to avoid having to tell the truth as it is! I'm sure that if you have been in this world for any length of time, you've experienced it and might have done it yourself.
Yes, I have done it myself. An example of this is when someone asks you, "How do you like my new hairstyle?" If you're like me, you'll say something to change the subject to avoid potentially insulting the person who is inquiring about your opinion. However, if a person insists on asking your opinion about something that you know they will not agree with, what do you do? You must prayerfully be honest with them. The wise writer King Solomon says, "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful" (Proverbs 27:6). A true friend will not skirt around an issue that needs to be addressed. If a person is a true friend, then your opinion is valued, and their opinion is valuable to you as well.
Children, generally speaking, will more than likely be honest and sometimes brutally honest when asked for their opinion. The reason is likely that they cannot consider the repercussions of potentially damaging a relationship because they may have an opinion that is contrary to the belief of the person asking. If other people, especially children, observe us prevaricating about issues, it is a bad reflection on our character. Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." What are your thoughts?
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