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

Psalm 32 +

Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude

Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the flood waters of judgment. For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord. So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

Prayer:

Father, 

           Cause Your Word to come alive in us and be utterly life-changing! Change our hearts, O God, to be ever true! In Jesus' Name we pray.

Amen