Honesty

I wrote an essay on how honesty is always the better choice, how being honest will ultimately be most beneficial, and how lying is not even worth it.  Along with the many reasons and evidence discussed in my essay, God encourages honesty in the Bible, and I have had a number of experiences that have proven the importance of honesty.

So why do I lie so much?  Why is it so hard to stop?  I have not lied since Wednesday because I made it a personal goal to be honest.  How much I lie was bothering me so much; I felt so hypocritical.  Today, after my five days of honesty, I almost lied, but thankfully was stopped.  Is being honest for five days really so hard?  Well, it feels pretty pathetic to know how much of a struggle it is for me.