Honesty and Spiritual Growth

Have you ever tried being honest?  Honest with God.  Honest with yourself.  Honest with those around you?  Honesty isn't the end of spiritual growth, rather a foundational beginning.  Being honest with God (and a few trusted others) can be quite freeing, because once we become truly honest with God, He actually has something He can work with.  Try saying something really honest to God in a way you've never done before.  Something you aren't supposed to think or believe.  See what happens.  If He strikes you dead, come see me about it.  For a good read, see a book called "True Faced" with the subtitle "Trusting God and Others with Who You Really Are." Amazon.com.  For related scripture, read Job or the Psalms, or see 1st John 1:5-10.  It is the foundation for the rest of that epistle.