Honesty Always Pays Off
One Minute Scripture Study: A Come Follow Me Podcast
Kristen Smith
4.9 • 594 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to One Minute Scripter Study, a come follow me podcast. We are your host, Kristen Walker Smith and Kelly Black. |
| 0:10.0 | Hey friends, it's Kristen. Article of Faith 13 begins with five simple words. We believe in being honest. |
| 0:18.0 | In elementary school, I'm ashamed to admit this, but I lied a lot. I often lied to get out |
| 0:24.0 | of trouble. I would blame other people for the things I'd done. I would make up stories to |
| 0:28.3 | excuse my bad behavior or I would let people believe a falsehood instead of speaking up. |
| 0:33.5 | And honestly, it was so stressful. Like there were so many lies to remember that it was hard to keep them straight. |
| 0:40.3 | And I felt so much shame knowing that I was hiding the truth from people who trusted me. |
| 0:45.3 | Now, at some point, I don't even remember what it was, but I was in the middle of one of my lies and I decided I'd had enough. |
| 0:51.3 | I wanted to be completely honest so I would never again have to keep |
| 0:54.9 | my lies straight and feel all of the stress. And while I knew I was doing a good thing, |
| 1:00.0 | I quickly realized that being honest hurts sometimes. I have had to learn to take the full weight |
| 1:05.3 | of blame no matter how much trouble it causes. I have stopped making excuses to get out of |
| 1:10.3 | awkward situations and sometimes it makes them more awkward. I have stopped making excuses to get out of awkward situations, and sometimes |
| 1:12.0 | it makes them more awkward. I've also occasionally struggled to get ahead because I don't take |
| 1:16.8 | advantage of dishonest loopholes. Those things aren't necessarily fun, but what is really fun is |
| 1:23.4 | feeling peaceful all of the time. It is so wonderful to be able to look anyone in the eye |
| 1:29.0 | and know that I have always been completely honest with them. |
| 1:32.2 | That is a fantastic feeling that makes any discomfort worth it. |
| 1:36.4 | So the takeaway of the day in five words or less is honesty always pays off. |
| 1:42.3 | Thanks so much for being here today and for coming closer to Christ with me one minute at a time. |
| 1:48.8 | Friend, if you love this podcast, you are going to love this. |
| 1:52.4 | For the very first time, our one-minute scripture study book is going to include dates. |
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