How Could He Lie to Me?
Theme of the Week: Stick to Shooting Straight
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Key Bible Verse: Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds (Colossians 3:9). Bonus Reading: Zechariah 8:16-17
One Saturday afternoon six months into our marriage, I noticed my husband's credit card statement lying on the kitchen table. On it I spied a $55 personal charge to a golf store. Because of our debt, Russell and I had agreed to maintain a tight budget and to discuss any purchases over $50. I couldn't believe he'd kept something from me.
I immediately found him. "What's this?" I asked him, holding out the statement. "I thought we agreed to discuss larger purchases."
"That's a mistake," he admitted. "As soon as I bought the putter I felt guilty. I've already returned it—the credit should show up next month.''
That was that—until his next statement arrived showing no credit for the returned putter. Though Russell assured me he'd straighten out things, I had a queasy feeling he wasn't being truthful. In the garage I spotted the new putter poking out of his golf bag. What else has he been hiding? I wondered.
In this one instance of betrayal, my perfect husband had vanished. I was too upset to talk to Russell at first—all I could do was cry. So I poured out my hurt to God. "Why would Russell hurt me this way?' I asked. God's answer wasn't what I expected. [continued 8/26]
—Stephanie Davenport in A Marriage Partnership
Thought to Apply: When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback. —Bill Copeland (writer)
My Response: A time I lied to avoid embarrassment or shame was …
Adapted from Marriage Partnership (Fall/06) by permission.
Copyright © 2009 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integritymagazine.
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May your truth so live in me, Lord, that every form of deceit is wrung out of my life.
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