The L-ORD Abhor's Lying and a false tongue.
I abhor lying. I will not say I have never done such, but will say I am not good at it. By saying I am not good at it, I do not mean to say I cannot perform such convincingly...but rather, I inevitably always after being wracked with guilt over such end up telling on myself in confession.
For these reasons, as well as my feelings expressed below in that which I originally wrote in 2010, I have for the better part of my adult life avoided lying, finding that honesty truly is the best policy. I have oft told the truth at the expense of embarrassing myself in so doing, but find such embarrassment is far better than the embarrassment of being caught in a lie.
I am placing this here now for one who will not read this any time soon. One whom The L-RD has of recent had me address about their lying nature. I am moved of the Spirit now to post, for the time they will later come here, and for any else who may benefit from the prudence of these words:
WHAT IS A LIE?
A Lie, is an Iron Wedge forged in the fires of Distrust. It divides the very air around itself once created and does so without effort, without trying, simply by it's very presence. How much more so then should it bring division when employed with purpose? Whether by design or by a sense of fear told in spontaneous immediacy, it is none the less what it is, A LIE. It can be told to spare the feelings of another with all the good intent in the world, it can be told to avoid conflict for the sake of peace, but it is peace at the expense of cowardice and shall not stand, affording only a temporary luxury whose price is set in currency which can only be paid with a form of compromise that steals a portion of ones soul.
So yes, a lie can be told with good intentions and it can be told to intentionally deceive and cause pain. A lie can be told to avoid inquisition every bit as much as to avoid confrontation, but A lie once told, is simply a lie. There is no such thing as an innocent lie. Why do I love the truth? Why do I tell it at times when it causes me embarrassment, and such I know will come by the telling of it? Because it conveys respect, it conveys trust, love, and without the truth, one simply cannot make intelligent decisions.
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