One problem with dishonesty is that just keeping a record of our lies and pretenses is a full-time job! Abraham Lincoln used to say that if a man is going to be a liar, he had better have a good memory! When a person uses up all his energy in pretending, he has nothing left for living; and life becomes shallow and tasteless. A person who pretends not only robs himself of reality, but he keeps himself from growing: his true self is smothered under the false self.
Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Real [commentary on 1 John], pg.35
3 comments:
Hi Glenn,
A well-stated observation by Wiersbe. (And oops, I spelled his name incorrectly in a previous post.)
Sadly, we know one person who has lived in such a way as described in this post. Tragic.
-Carolyn
Carolyn,
Sadly, we also know someone this describes.
Hey, it's been a year since I last commented on this blog! Anyway, this quote is thought-provoking.
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