Truth Is Our Friend

… And you will know the truth and the truth will make you free….

John 8:31

The bad part about lies is that they are ever changing and evolving because we cannot remember the exact story we tell.  When we live a lie, we spend way too much time trying to keep our story consistent.  The hype and the spin and the conjecturing are exhausting for us and for those who hear us and try to make sense of our senseless explanation.

The truth, once said is the truth and nothing can change it.  The truth brings light and understanding and freedom.  When we speak the truth we take control.  As much as gossiping lips may try, they cannot alter the truth.

So, what can we do when we are confronted by people who perhaps know things about us which we would rather not have known?  We can do one of two things:  We can tell the true story, own it and move on, or we can say nothing and let the past be the past.  It is up to us.  Either way, we choose not to lie. 

Truth is our friend.  Embrace it.