Posts Tagged ‘deceit’
Truth
I have been lied too before. I have been cheated. I have been misled. It is frustrating to take someone at their word, only to find out it’s not true. Trust is destroyed by lies and deceit. I believe truth to be absolute. It is not simply relative to whatever situation I find myself…
Read MoreTruth or Lie
I have always had a tough time with people who blatantly lie. Truth is a fundamental fabric to character. Lies and deceit are direct assaults upon this fundamental fabric. People who lie are impossible to trust because they don’t have a standard that they cling to or depend upon. They will move people and…
Read MoreMislead
I have experienced this first hand fairly recently. There are some people who when their lips start moving, they start lying. There are other people that you can absolutely count on what they are saying to you as truth. In studying leadership it’s very easy for a careless leader to mislead his or her…
Read MoreConspire
This word implies secrecy and illegal activity and agreement between two or more people. I’m not sure that what I choose to do myself would be considered a conspiracy. Samson had been wreaking havoc on the Philistines. He was supernaturally strong and they couldn’t stop him. When he falls in love with a Philistine…
Read MoreManipulation
I am not a fan of this word in the context of using control or influence to cleverly or unscrupulously mislead or direct certain behavior. Others have manipulated me and I find it pretty distasteful. I must confess that I’ve been guilty of manipulating others to get them to do what I want. This is…
Read MoreDeceit & Dishonor
I’ve seen deceit up close and first hand. I will confess that I’ve deceitful in my past. I have long since realized what a dead end road that is. Honesty is always best even though it can be painful. The closer to the Lord I become, the more I realize how much He hates deceit.…
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