Quotes about Honesty

If you love only those who give you happy news, you will never love those worthy of your trust. For those who love you will speak truth, and truth is not always happy, but it is always a blessing.

The only true love is grace. All else is a counterfeit.

Their life is a lie. I would rather live an honest life than an admired lie.

If you love only those who give you happy news, you will never love those worthy of your trust.

The devil will tell a thousand truths to sell one lie.'

did with his psalms, use prayer to ventilate vertically. Tell God your frustrations. Cry out to him. He's never surprised or upset by your anger, hurt, insecurity, or any other emotions. So tell him exactly how you feel.

God also listened patiently to David's many accusations of unfairness, betrayal, and abandonment. God did not slay Jeremiah when he claimed that God had tricked him. Job was allowed to vent his bitterness during his ordeal, and in the end, God defended Job for being honest, and he rebuked Job's friends for being inauthentic. God told them, "You haven't been honest either with me or about me — not the way my friend Job has…. My

Real fellowship happens when people get honest about who they are and what is happening in their lives.

The Bible tells us to speak the truth in love because we can't have community without candor. Solomon said, An honest answer is a sign of true friendship. Sometimes this means caring enough to lovingly confront one who is sinning or is being tempted to sin.

It's important to embrace several truths about yourself and those around you, beginning with this one: who you AREN'T isn't interesting.

If your faith is threatened by something that's true, then it wasn't much of a faith to begin with, was it?

I'm convinced being generous is a better way to live. I'm convinced forgiving people and not carrying around bitterness is a better way to live. I'm convinced having compassion is a better way to live. I'm convinced pursuing peace in every situation is a better way to live. I'm convinced listening to the wisdom of others is a better way to live. I'm convinced being honest with people is a better way to live.