Two weeks ago, my wife and I were trying to sell our SUV. It was a great car, but we just could not afford it anymore. I like the heavy cars for the wife and kids. It puts my mind at ease.
However, it had some problems. Nothing severe, just "cracks," bumps, and bruises. Since we did not have the money to fix the "cracks," we thought we would just try to sell it as-is. When I was writing up the advertisement for the car, I revealed the problems. I did not want to hide anything. That would have been deceptive. Sure, I might have been able to get it out the door without anyone noticing, but sooner or later they would have figured it out. It might have been too late for them to return the car, but it would not have been too late for my integrity to have been tarnished. As important as it is for us to reveal the "cracks" when selling our car, it is infinitely more important for us -- especially those of us in ministry -- to be up front about the cracks in our lives to others.
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