IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE HONEST & ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH (My apologies...This Promise is for September 6, 2022... My mom asked if I could cover for her last night, I said of course, then proceeded to procrastinate, then completely forgot...)

Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly and shouldn't have taken the census. Please forgive me for doing this foolish thing."

1Chronicles 21:8 NLT

It is better to be poor and honest than to be a fool and dishonest.

Proverbs 19:1 NLT 

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. 

John 8:32 NLT

Have you ever put something off, saying to yourself, "I'll do it in a little bit", something that you know you should do immediately? How'd that work out for you? What happened? Let me guess; everything after your decision "to put it off, I'll get to it in a little bit" actually snowballed down a slippery slope to regret, disappointment, and tremendous guilt? Because the thing that you "put off" ended up never getting done at all. 

When this happens the best thing for you to do is to own up to your actions. Just simply tell the truth. Owning up to your mistake and telling the truth may not fix the problem or make people happy. What it will do is help alleviate the regret, disappointment, and tremendous guilt you've been carrying around. 

By making the right choices and decisions, by admitting when we're wrong, by always telling the truth we will be set free from all the burdens that come along with being disobedient/rebellious and dishonest, and lazy. 

Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, 

                                    We ask that You constantly guide us and help us to make the right choices and the right decisions. That You keep our hearts and minds free from sins of laziness. Only through Your Son, Jesus Christ, will we know the truth and be set free. For all this, we ask and pray, in Jesus' Name. Amen