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Eye-opening and spiritual, you took me through physical and spiritual improvement. Encouraging self-reflection and a call to action, it offers a thoughtful process toward bettering oneself in a divine place of peace.

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And yet again you hit the nail on the head! Some good wisdom here and always timely. An absolute fantastic lesson ! “ head down, getting to work” !!! Thank you for sharing this!

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I I call my worst sin habitual. And It's being a lier. I'd rather lie than have to admit certain things that I'd rather ignore or avoid.

Telling lies is a sin. But, asking forgiveness for my habitual sin of telling lies is like living in sin with someone and obeying the Gospel, but you don't stop living in sin.

I don't believe that until I, through prayer and I stop avoiding being truthful about things I don't want to address so I lie. God will not forgive me. I can't ask Him to forgive me for telling lies, and admittedly I have ask forgiveness and turned right around and told another lie just to avoid being truthful about something I didn't want to admit or made me uncomfortable. That, to me, is being a hypocrite.

So, I need to use the tools you provided and stop being a lier. I need to be truthful even if it's painful or uncomfortable for me or the person i'm telling the lie to.

Then I can humble myself before God and through my advocate Jesus ask Him to forgive me for not controlling my wicked tongue and mouth by telling lies.

Lying is one sin that God hates. Of course He hates all sin, but asking forgiveness and then continuing the habit of being a lier that you've just asked to be forgiven for, is also probably just as despicable to God as being a habitual lier and a hypocrite.

Once again I have to thank you for writing about a subject I desperately need to eliminate from my life and behavior. How can I claim to be a Disciple of Christ and have habitual sin in my life? I wrote this last sentence as a question, but it's rhetorical. You, the readers and I know the answer.

Every time I read what you send its often something I've prayed about. That can't be a coincidence but it is.

I'm not going to be boastful or puffed up with false pride and say God sends my prayers to you so I get my answers. That would also be sinful.

It's just a great coincidence and I'm helped and edified by the all subjects you write about. I hope others who read this article are helped with whatever they struggle with.

And, by the way, I have never admitted my habitual sin to any one else. What gave me the courage to write this comment is my true desire to eliminate this habitual sin from my life so I can ask God to forgive me and really stop being a lier and have the courage to tell the truth.

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