A Study on Love: Part XLI

The weigh in wasn't good. I was up 3 pounds from 3 weeks ago and up one pound overall. Something has to give. I do not know what I am doing wrong, so I do not know what to change. I do need to stay consistent in working out. Here's my workout for Monday:
Matthew 6:16-18
"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

-This scripture talks about two expressions of love. First, there is fasting. To fast for someone, as I have learned, is an expression of love for another person. Telling the truth is also an expression of love. In 1st Corinthians 13 it says that "love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." Loving someone is telling them the truth.

Telling someone the truth is a hard lesson to be grasped for me. I find it easy to lie to someone when a situation is difficult. I have make a major headway in telling the truth all the time, but I am not perfect in this. Telling the truth feels like an inconvenience to me. It feels easier to simply lie and not have to deal with repercussions. I do not know if it makes sense or not... but that is how I feel about the whole thing. It is worth it, telling the truth. It is good to tell the truth, no matter how hard it may be. It is one of the things that gets you to heaven to be with God. And anything that accomplishes that is definitely worth it. Johnny Out.