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Should I lie?

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For personal reasons, I wanted to lie to my brother for some benefit of mine. Maybe Some random thoughts were made to God like "i will lie to my brother" . I think I was saying it in order not to feel anxious while I will be saying the lie.


I decided not to lie. and my ocd is telling stuff like "what if you made a promise to God to lie? maybe its better to lie and apologise than break a maybe promise"

I do not feel well now. the problem is I cant remember what my thoughts were exactly.
 

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For personal reasons, I wanted to lie to my brother for some benefit of mine. Maybe Some random thoughts were made to God like "i will lie to my brother" . I think I was saying it in order not to feel anxious while I will be saying the lie.


I decided not to lie. and my ocd is telling stuff like "what if you made a promise to God to lie? maybe its better to lie and apologise than break a maybe promise"

I do not feel well now. the problem is I cant remember what my thoughts were exactly.
Hi Kostilaks, I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. Praying for you.

On the other hand, I'm glad to hear that you decided not to lie :oldthumbsup::oldthumbsup:

God bless you!

--David
p.s. - here's one of my favorite Christian quotes. I think it's a good one to keep in mind as a daily help for living the Christian life.

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