Got Secrets???

Do you have secrets?
I heard someone say that everyone knows something that they are planning on taking with them to their graves. Whether it be a torrid college affair or a hidden stash of money, a little too much of a shopping spree or a wild weekend with the girls, a secret is something that you have to continuously cover up and keep quiet.
And honestly, I can't be bothered.
I've never been one that's good with secrets. I always did an exceptional job with other people confiding in me. With others, once its told to me, I'm the vault; it goes in and never comes back out. But with my own secrets, I'm not so good. I always wind up telling someone. That's why I try not to keep them.

Luke 8:17

"We're not keeping secrets; we're telling them.

We're not hiding things; we're bringing everything 

out in the open." (The Message)

You see, keeping a secret a secret usually means having to tell lies, and lies are never a good thing in any relationship especially a marriage. Lies destroy trust and trust is one of the main areas of the foundation of a relationship. You can't truly give your heart to someone that you can't trust. Would you want to share a life with someone who was never completely honest with you? 

Or maybe, you can't trust yourself.

One question that you could ask yourself would be, am I worthy of being trusted? I know I have asked myself that question many times before. I didn't call keeping secrets from my husband actually telling lies. I called it "if he doesn't ask, I don't have to tell". It wasn't anything major. But then, he started to ask and I started to lie. 

There are no small lies just like there are no small sins.

Once you decided to keep something from your husband, you have to lie to keep the truth concealed. One thing that I have learned about lies is, they're like a roll of toilet paper; you keep lying, it keeps unraveling. It unravels and unravels with every lie that you tell, and pretty soon, you're left with nothing but an ugly, brown piece of cardboard. There's nothing else left.
But the bare truth.
As hard as it may be, as painful as the conversation, when lies or secrets are presented, tell the truth. The truth will be revealed anyway. Its better to do damage control now than to have to pick up the pieces afterward. Make it your business to lay everything out. It can make your relationship stronger and your stress level lower. Lying is stressful! I have enough going on and don't need to add self-inflicted high blood pressure to the list.
So, maybe the name of the post should be...
"Got Truth???"