I must admit that one of my guilty pleasures is reality TV. Some how watching the drama unfold is more entertaining than I thought. I tried not to start watching any new reality shows but I always seem to get sucked in. One of my favorites is the Braxton Family Values. It reminds me of how crazy families really can be. Among all the sisters, the one that cracks me up the most is Tamar Braxton. Tamar has a saying for everything. From “Dot.com” to “Get your life”. One never knows what is going to come out of her mouth. One of the saying that has stuck to me is “Lies you tell.”  I have found myself blurting that out more than a little bit.

As I was sitting one day and reflecting on last year I thought about the times that I may not have walked in absolute truth and the times that I allowed others to feed me lies that I knew were not true. I realized that in my journey to become closer to Christ I have to not only walk in truth and be transparent but also not allow others in my space to lie or be dishonest. I can no longer excuse bad behavior of others and claim that we are in good relationship. This was huge for me because over the past year I have questioned the authenticity of relationships in my life. Whether solid or squishy I had to acknowledge the role I played and whether I needed to mend or release the relationship.

Four months into the new year I challenge you to think about the “Lies you tell.” Think of the lies you told to be perceived in a good light. Think of the lies others told you and you knew they were we not walking in absolute truth, but you accepted it. Think of the lies you tell yourself that prevent you from growing in areas that have left you scarred in broken but the lies help to keep the wound scab without healing. We have to become our authentic self and demand the same from others around us.

In my Women’s bible study reading with Babbie Mason she said something about truth that stuck with me. “Truth is firm, faithful, and factual. It is absolute and not obsolete. Is it not subjective or based on opinion. It is not biased, prejudiced, or outdated. Truth is objective, its impartial, fair, just and based on facts alone. God is truth, and truth is defined by character alone.”

My prayer is that you would seek and ask him to reveal to you the areas where you need to walk in truth.

Learning the truth walk,

Felicia Smith