Not telling the truth vs Lying
Lying is so common in our daily life no matter it is so called "white" or "black" lie .
When you tell a lie,it is because you are trying to hide something or don’t want to hurt the other person???
Not telling the truth EQUALS Lying ?
My definition is:
Not telling the truth is where you never tell the real issue
Lie is where you totally DENY the whole issue
I personally think that not telling the truth is less sinful than lying and it can be understandable if one really has reasons for not telling the truth at that moment.It is also because when you are not telling the truth,you can still tell it later as if you have not told or no chance to tell or was not proper to tell at the moment,etc,etc,etc….BUT you cannot "un-do" when you tell a lie.You will have to create more lie to cover the previous lie.
Maybe Not telling the truth can be called "white", Lie is "black"???
Lie is really hurt especially when it came from the one who is close and important to you which you really care of.(Family members/husband/wife/siblings/friends/colleagues……ANYONE except strangers).Just wonder how the liar will feel? He/she may not get hurt but I don’t think he/she is happy. But i am sure that he/she has lost peace in his/her heart and he/she is a loser as he/she is going to lose the trust from the other party.So,be sure that we never be the liar ourselves and do pray for those liars as they don’t know that they had hurt one’s heart.
Judgement and punishment are in God’s hand.God promised will forgive us when we confess our sin.God gives us a chance to confess and why can’t we give those liars a chance too?Because they are important to you that’s why we will feel the hurt is so deep.Forgiveness is a lesson to be learnt and it will benefit both parties as it will "re-connect" the relationship.
So,just like what bible says :"love your enemy"……..Now,"LOVE LIARS" (hahaha…)
Don’t worry, God understands your feelings, He will heal the hurt , He will comfort you, and the most important one,HE WILL BLESS YOU in many folds.We thought we are hurt and were losers BUT we are actually the WINNERS.
Thank God for the promises that He has given to us.
August 17th, 2006 at 3:39 am
ermMMMmm… well…wat can i say…come to think of it…kinda speechless…i really hate ppl who lie n not telling the truth…but most of the tme i will also throw back the ball to myself…am i one of these SHITTT ??? sometimes..wat matters to the heart is so important…little things can make the heart so sore n cant even sleep… or cant stop thinking abt bit…
my defination of
lie: makeup story so wont get urself into problem.
not telling the truth: ermmm…ignore wat happened?
for me wat hurt the most is…trying to go round n round w/ all the grandmother story…just to tell u ..u suck!