Half-Truths (TT)

One of the things I hate the most is when someone lies to me.  Or the discovery that what was told was only a half-truth leading me to believe one thing when actually it was something else entirely.

But do I do that to others?  I have begun to read the book 30 Days to Taming YOUR Tongue by Deborah Smith Pegues.  One of the things she says about integrity is that,

"When we walk in integrity, we tell the whole truth and not just a fraction or part of it" (Day 1 p. 14-15).

So whether it's half-truths or exaggerations, or other words of deceitfulness and lies, she pairs her remarks with Proverbs 8:7-8.

"My mouth speaks what is true; for my lips detest wickedness.  All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse."

As we examine ourselves against these verses of God's Word in regards to half-truths and exaggerations, think of what branches need to be taken away and which need pruning (see John 15:1 & 2).  Then take action.

Lord, may I be a vessel and vassel of truth.  May my mouth be purged of falsehoods and half-truths and exaggerations.  May truth conscientiously be told.  In Jesus' name I ask.   Amen.

                                            ~ ERC  April 2025 ~

Based on Proverbs 8:7-8 and loosely on 30 Days to Taming YOUR Tongue by Deborah Smith Pegues.

Sing, Truth Be Told, along with Matthew West.

See also, Taken Away or Pruned?