No spoilers here. Just know that the general story is about four high school friends who get caught up in a web of lies. I'm at a point in the series now where their lies are so deep and have gone on for so long, that all their parents or the police know is a lie that covers up a lie, that covers up another lie. And for the life of me, I have no idea how they'll get out anymore. I'm not even sure they'd be able to tell the whole truth anymore if they wanted to, just because it would take so long to tell it all. And that, of course, is part of the draw. But if each friend would be willing to let go of her original lie and tell the whole truth, I feel like a full police force could handle the antagonist, whoever they may be.
It's doubtful most of the people reading this blog have the same troubles the four pretty little girls from Rosewood High find themselves in, but Proverbs is clear that someone who willfully lies to cover up their past will "fall into calamity" (17:20), "will not escape" (19:5), and "will perish" (19:9).
The Bible is full of ironies, and this is one of them. Aria, Hannah, Emily, Spencer, and the rest of the world lie about their past to stay out of trouble, but that is what will cause the trouble. It doesn't bring escape; it pleads guilty on your behalf. We as Christians live intimately with an omniscient God. There is no lying to him and getting away with it. But though we cannot lie to God, we can tell him the truth! And that is what he wants and expects. Think back to Genesis 3, the scene in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve have both disobeyed God. They're both embarrassed that they've done what they've done. God knows what has happened but asks anyway. "Where are you?" He knows where they are, but he wants them to come and meet with him, When Adam explains he is ashamed and hiding. God becomes more direct. He knows what has happened but asks very directly, as a yes or no question: "Did you eat from the tree of which I told you not to eat?" He makes it so simple to just tell the truth. (Adam does not take ownership--he finds away to avert the blame, but that's another story.)
God wants the truth from us. So dose everyone else in our lives, really. Want to avoid all the drama? You've gotta be real in your relationships. Especially in your relationship with God. It is in your relationship with Him you find a truth that sets you free (Jn 8:32).
