To tell the truth . . .

 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

—Proverbs 12:19

I can’t tell you how many times that I have told my kids that if they tell me the truth about something they get into less trouble than when I find out they lied.

Sam Rayburn (Speaker of the House from 1940 to 1947, 1949 to 1953, and 1955 to 1961, the longest-serving speaker in American history.) said  "Tell the truth the first time, then you won't have to remember what you said."

Good advice, even for today.

Telling a lie seems gratifying at the time, but it nearly always catches up with us and gives us the added burden of trying to remember what we said and why.

Truth endures; a lie is a momentary illusion that ends up a trap filled with burdens.

Oh and then there is that “The truth will set you free” thing . . . 

Have a blessed day!