Pray for a Truthful and Honest Heart
The dictionary
defines honest as free from fraud or
deception; genuine, real; humble, reputable, respectable; creditable,
praiseworthy; marked by integrity. The opposite of honest is deceitful. Honesty
is about our actions, our behavior, and our motives.
Job was a man that
vowed to continue living a life of integrity even with all he had been through
he was striving to life a life of integrity. Those that walk in integrity will
walk securely (Proverbs 10:9) A life was deceit will be full of twists as you
try to continue that deceit. Ananias and Sapphira acted deceitfully. There was
some truth to what they said but not the whole truth. Their deceit was
punished. (Acts 5:1-11) God calls each of us to live a life of integrity.
Truthful is
referring to our words, words that are true, telling the truth. Paul writes to
the Ephesians telling them to “speak the truth to one another”. A lying tongue is one of the things
that the Lord hates. (Proverbs 6:16-17)
We need to be
truthful with ourselves. No one talks to you more than yourself, so the words
that you say to yourself need to be full of truth.
A truthful and honest heart is one that understands
God’s holiness and God’s standard of integrity and truth. A heart that listens
to truth guards the thoughts and actions of the heart.
Do you tell yourself
the truth? Pray that God’s truth will shine through in your heart. Pray that
you actions will be marked by integrity.
Beth
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