You Can't Handle the Truth!!!

I have been living in denial for a very long time. Like most people I tend to believe that I am “normal.” Since I’m “normal” I think that most folks think the way I do and live relatively similar to me. Well this simply is not the case. First, my friends and family say that I’m not “normal” using words like “eccentric” and “off” to describe me. Secondly, people don’t live quite the way I do.

I lay no claim to elite status or special knowledge. What I do lay claim to is telling the truth. Lying has become so common that I am never certain who I can believe. I have seen my boss lie, friends lie, family lie, politicians lie, athletes, actors, and even CHRISTIANS lie!!! It is frustrating. I have seen people lose their jobs, relationships, influence, respect, and integrity because they can’t keep the facts straight and tell the truth.

People lie about every and anything. I once watched someone claim to be the rapper NAS to some unsuspecting woman. It was a sad sight because this woman took it hook, line, and sinker. I have witnessed people lie to the point that they don’t know what the truth actually is. That is a sad state of affairs. Our culture has invested in the philosophy of, “If you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’.”

I hope people wake up to the incredible harm they do to both themselves and to others when they lie. One of the points I drive home when I am conducting a group of any kind is that transformation must start with the truth. Until you are honest with yourself about who and what you are, you will never make progress in becoming the person you want to be.

Let us stop hiding behind facades and trickery. As the scriptures say let your yes be yes and your no be no. Telling the truth takes a great deal of pressure off of us as individuals. We don’t have to remember who we told what. We don’t have to worry about what people know. We don’t have to worry about the repercussions of our lie coming back to us. Remember Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” Maybe we are like Col. Jessep said, “You can’t handle the Truth!”