Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Lying
What do you think about lying, I mean little white lies that we tell and don't think anything about. I will give you an example...I have been meaning to quit my job for some time now and just now getting around to it. I have a lot of studying to do today and I was scheduled to work and could not get anyone to cover for me. So when my (young) boss tried to hassle me about me not coming in, I just said..I can't leave my 3 year old home alone! That was not true. She was with Steve and I could have gone but instead of just saying..look I really need to study and I can't handle the stress right now, so sorry, but I can't work tonight. Now the guilt from this is killing me. I want to call and confess but I do not want to hear whatever she has to say about my lying to her. I barely know this girl so she would not understand why I feel the need to confess. Ugh. But I am going to obsess and wonder what God will do to punish me for telling this harmless white lie. I know I only have one reader, a reader who's opinion I value highly :)
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ReplyDeletethat being said, thanks! :)
I'm a weird one to ask about this. Lying used to be my vice. My Stephen had to teach me not to do it and I can tell you it was a tough, long battle. Because it was the type your talking about, that I felt were of no consequence. If it's plaguing you, I'd say that's the Holy Spirit convicting you. If it still plagues you after you repent, I assume you should confess. That's what I always go by anyway. I may be wrong about this, but I also assume that there are okay times to lie, like when someone is endangered (which, I know, I know...thats not the case here). And the reason I think that is because it seems like God commends the midwives who lied to Pharoah's men about the babies they did not kill. I also still do it about presents I get that I don't like. ;) and I've taught Stephen to do it too...is that bad? But I'm still at a loss...guess I should ask Render ;) Sorry about the turmoil! It sucks.