Encouraged by God's Word

Hello Family,

One of my favorite comedies is the movie Liar Liar. It stars Jim Carey who plays Fletcher Reede who is a fast talking lawyer that consistently tells lies. His job as an attorney is more important than anything in the world which caused Fletcher’s marriage to end in divorce and caused him to break a promise to his son Max and not show up to his birthday party.

Max knows that his father is a habitual liar so when he blows out the candles on his birthday cake, he makes a wish that his father can not lie for 24 hours.

When Max’s wish comes true, Fletcher’s biggest asset, his lying lips, becomes his biggest liability. Instead of confusing people through lying, he is now in a situation where he must be truthful.

He no longer can manipulate the system and take advantage of people in the courtroom where he is a very successful attorney.

Throughout the movie Fletcher comes to a point in a very important court case where he is bewildered because all of his old tactics of lying were not available and he had to tell the truth and right at the very last minute, he found the evidence he needed to win. For the first time he won a court case without lying and manipulating the system.

Not only did he win his case, he managed to make amends with his ex-wife and son and they became a family again.

Is lying a part of your character, your lifestyle? How many times do you lie in order to get what you want?

Proverbs 12:22says Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.

The Lord hates lying lips, point blank! No excuses! He calls it an abomination because He is disgusted by it and He hates it.

Conversely, He loves one who deals truthfully. It delights Him. It is extreme gratification and joy for God when we deal truthfully.

Many times people feel as though they have to lie in order to make things right but that’s not true.  People think that if they don’t lie, they may hurt someone’s feelings. Maybe you don’t need to know how to lie but you need to learn some tact.

If I don’t like what someone is wearing and I think it’s ugly, I don’t have to lie and say it’s nice. I can say it’s just not my style. Did I lie, no. I told the truth and used some tact as to why I didn’t like what you had on.

Fletcher Reede would not have ever had the opportunity to get back with his ex-wife or have a loving relationship with his son if he continued to lie. It was tearing his family apart and it was destroying his character. He was out of control.

But when he decided to be truthful, everything he wanted he got. God blessed him because he saw how he had changed and how he had decided to practice being truthful.

So the next time you think it’s okay to tell a lie, step back and re-evaluate what you’re about to say and speak truthfully because it delights God.

Be Encouraged and Have a Truthful Weekend!

P.S. Leave me a comment and tell me if you liked this post or if you’re struggling with lying or anything else that’s destroying your character or relationships.

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