Mistakes and Lying

I read this quote from an article with legendary vocalist Amy Grant and wanted to share it with you. Some of the people from my past need to think about this concept. If a 6 year old girl understands it, then Christian adults should as well.

“I was lying in bed the other night with Corrina, my youngest, who’s 6, and out of the blue, she said, ‘Mistakes aren’t bad, Mom. Mistakes aren’t bad because people make mistakes. Lying is bad, but mistakes and lying aren’t the same thing.’ [Amy continued], really, mistakes are the best teacher, because we learn from our mistakes. You don’t learn from lying, you just dig a deeper hole.”