… lied to impress someone?
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yes. i have.
my heart stopped the minute I read this in my goggle reader.
how did you know that this is exactly what God was convicting me about earlier tonight?
@amandalou01 says:
Another Amanda here :)
Yes, unfortunately. I think in the past I probably would have tried to justify it as a harmless embellishment, but the truth is it was a lie.
@moweezle says:
yes. more than once, I’m afraid.
@dg4G says:
Yes… :(
@bahava says:
yeah. i have.
@bahava says:
whoa. found this verse this morning:
“of whom were you worried and fearful
when you lied, and did not remember Me
nor give Me a thought?” isaiah 57:11
Oh yeah…..recovering people pleaser here :-)
@atangie says:
I think lying always leaves an impression, intended or otherwise. To answer your question, I could exaggerate evangelically with the best of them. That was a hard one to give up. Thank God for grace.
@maryjohess says:
:( Blech. Yes I have. And like Amanda said I always tried to justify it as an ‘embellishment’ (I come from a long line of storytellers who are GREAT at embellishments) but in truth, it’s a flat out lie.
Blech. Blech. Blech.
absolutely not! aren’t you impressed with me?
@thebeth says:
Yeppers. I used to lie all the time to the point that I couldn’t tell you even what my favorite color was without thinking about the best answer to most impress you.
I thank God for bringing me out of that.
Yeah, and then immediately I felt like a loser saying, “Why the heck do I care what they think?”
Ugh.
Honeslty, I am usually very honest. to a fault…
I can only think of a few times that I lied and I could hardly live with myself afterwards.
I will say yes, I have lied to impress someone, but I do not regularly lie to impress anyone because I feel bad for years after one lie.
Arghhh. Yes.
ummmm…ever? YES. yet today? i don’t think so.
I can’t think of a specific but I’m sure I have.
sadly, yup.
Afraid so… to impress someone – not in awhile though… unless the following falls into that category…
for me it is the other “white lies” that I live with… hiding my faith – or at least downplaying it in front of someone close to me as to not cause friction.
Hey I got an early morning meeting today… it actually is, but oh I forgot to add that it is a bible study meeting.
Listening to K-Love on the way home from work, and then changing the station right before I turn off the car.
Reading the bible via my iPod Touch rather than opening up my bible.
Keeping all of “christian books” at work rather than in my office at home for all to see.
Sorry probably not the answer you were expecting to find, but one that hit my heart.
Michael,
I found it interesting that you said you keep your christian books at work but not at home, I would think more would see it at work then at home????
and you challenged me, I downplay my faith often…. didn’t think I did, but I guess I do. :( Not good.
I really don’t mind people seeing them at work.. most actually know where I stand in terms of my faith. I don’t throw it in their face, but they know who I am – a Christ follower. I will admit that the books are in a cabinet.
But to answer your question more fully the person close to me is someone at home rather than people in general. That is what makes life interesting and challenging when you have someone close to you who does not share your faith.
I sure have.
And I felt like doo doo on a stick afterwards
@mallyflip says:
:: hangs head in shame:: yes.
I HATE when I do this. And when it is flying out of my mouth, I don’t realize it until AFTER it has already impressed them. Then I want to tell them but I don’t want to look like the biggest idiot on the face of the Earth.
so… if I say yes… will that impress you? *grin*
@nateonamission says:
Yep. I think I stretch the truth more. Which is not saying it’s less wrong. It is just different then straight up lying. Thankfully, I’m a lot better at not doing that. It only makes situations worse.
I’m an over-stater at times. I would say I’m most likely just to make a bigger deal out of something than it is. Which is still misleading. Also known as lying.
I can’t say that I ever lied to impress someone, but I have lied. And, I was convicted not to lie anymore. That means I either don’t say anything or I get to be truthful and transparent. That takes courage, which on some occasions I have to pray for, but truth, even gently stated, is alway better than an lie. And, frankly, I’d rather hear the truth, no matter how blunt, than a lie!
oh yes. sometimes without meaning to, just comes out, then I’m like, wait, that’s not even true, forget that. Have you?
Yes, definitely. And I hate it, hate that I’ve done it, hated it at the moment, hate that the ability to do so comes out of me so easily, I just hate it. But I’m glad and thankful for grace that says I don’t have to do it again!
Yes to all of them…
Not too proud of my answer to today’s… ;-/
I have not, that I know of. I am the worst liar in the world. Also I have thick skin, I don’t give a “damn” what people are or aren’t impressed with.
@chrystieecole says:
Sadly, yes. Very humbling when you have to call the person and admit that you just lied to them. And what’s worse is after that, when you do it again. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is so weak.