Read Proverbs 28:13

Read Proverbs 28:13  Do you know the 10 Commandments?  Can you say some of them?  One commandment says that you should not lie.  If we try to cover up a sin, it is as if we are lying.  We are hiding the truth.  the Bible is clear.  We all make mistakes.  What is a mistake called in the Bible?  A sin.  We all sin.  But does that give us an excuse just because everyone is doing it?  When i was a young boy and I followed the crowd and did something wrong, I tried to use the excuse that everyone was doing it.  But that excuse never worked with my dad.  He would say, "If everyone jumped off of a cliff, would you jump too?"  Well we both knew the answer to that.  Of course not.  Just because we follow someone else does not make our sin any less of a sin.  And if we make excuses for our sin, we are trying to blame someone else for our mistakes.  A grown-up takes responsibility for their own actions.  They own up to their mistakes and admit when they are wrong.  So, we have two choices to make when we sin:  we can make excuses and blame other people, or we can admit that we were wrong and ask forgiveness for the wrong-doing.  That is what a mature person does.  They accept responsibility, they tell the truth, they admit that they were wrong, and they ask forgiveness.  They are honest and truthful and they never have to be sorry for how they live.  And our verse says that God will bless them and prosper them.  Be truthful and honest and God will bless you!