{"id":3502,"date":"2017-02-15T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T20:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2017-02-15T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T20:23:32","slug":"truth-nothing-truth-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2017\/02\/truth-nothing-truth-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"The Truth and Nothing But:\u00a0 A Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/i>\u201cWho may stand in His holy place? Only those\u2026who\u2026never tell lies\u2026\u201d (Psalm 24:3b,4)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. (Psalm 12:6)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"gold\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How many times a day do we tamper with the truth? We pad this, we down-play that to\u00a0serve our purposes. Followers of Jesus are called to be honest people, through and through. <\/span><\/p>\n

As Christ who embodies Truth, we can learn to refrain from lies, exaggeration, and hyperbole. Is your mouth tainted like that rest of us with a tendency to shave the truth to\u00a0make a deal, create more appeal, or just cover your rear? <\/span><\/p>\n

Pray this plain and simple prayer with us\u00a0today\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Father,<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

I am done with all dishonesty and doctoring truth. White lies matter to you as do full-on falsehoods. Please forgive me, cleanse me, and purge me from the pride that causes me to edit my own P.R. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

I release my reputation to you. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Teach me, please, to speak the truth and allow\u00a0the chips to fall wherever they may, for You will be my \u201crear guard.\u201d I\u2019ll leave it to you to protect me as I learn to speak the truth and only the truth, so help me God.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

So, help me God!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Amen<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s another of our blogposts that speak to the issue of\u00a0honesty: \u00a0http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2016\/08\/prayer-tell-truth.html<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Foter.com<\/a> \/ CC0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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