Nancy sat at her desk. Her face was troubled. "Is there something you need to tell me?" I asked.
"Yes!" she turned big eyes on me and blurted it out. She had not been honest about something. I saw tears began to well up as she made her confession.
I took her into my arms. "Thank you for being honest," I said. "You had to be very brave to do that. Now we can figure out how to fix it."
Oh, the relief of truth! When we can face ourselves squarely and say, "This is who I am. I have this problem. I need to work with this." But there are so many of us who rely on all the wrong truths. In fact, they are often not truths at all.
You know the ones. The lies that are sometimes presented to us as truth.
"Yes!" she turned big eyes on me and blurted it out. She had not been honest about something. I saw tears began to well up as she made her confession.
I took her into my arms. "Thank you for being honest," I said. "You had to be very brave to do that. Now we can figure out how to fix it."
Oh, the relief of truth! When we can face ourselves squarely and say, "This is who I am. I have this problem. I need to work with this." But there are so many of us who rely on all the wrong truths. In fact, they are often not truths at all.
You know the ones. The lies that are sometimes presented to us as truth.
"I'm stupid."
"I don't have any friends."
"I'm a failure."
Instead of listening to these perceptions of ourselves, we need to chase after the truths of God. But how? What truths are of God and which ones are designed by the evil one to throw us into a dark valley of hopelessness?
We find the answer in John 8:32: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." The truths we are listening to should be truths that are either positive or healing. Seeking after the truths of God will not lead to despair, but hope.
When Nancy crumpled into my arms at the relief of facing her truth, we together could work toward healing and a better future instead of her allowing a perception of an awful child to build in her head.
We, too, can run to the mighty arms of God as we recognize our healing truths. It is a healing truth to say, "I struggle with pride," and really mean it. It is a healing truth to say, "I made some serious mistakes that probably hurt someone else, but I want things to be different." It is a positive truth to say, "I am a survivor."
God will not lead us into a negative truth without providing a glimpse of light. He will not give us an honest look at who we are without indicating direction for change.
Are you afraid of being honest with yourself? Don't be. Crumple into the arms of the Almighty God and allow Him to dry your tears. Let His healing take place. His love for you will make a way through any of the truths you may fear to face.
Instead of listening to these perceptions of ourselves, we need to chase after the truths of God. But how? What truths are of God and which ones are designed by the evil one to throw us into a dark valley of hopelessness?
We find the answer in John 8:32: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." The truths we are listening to should be truths that are either positive or healing. Seeking after the truths of God will not lead to despair, but hope.
When Nancy crumpled into my arms at the relief of facing her truth, we together could work toward healing and a better future instead of her allowing a perception of an awful child to build in her head.
We, too, can run to the mighty arms of God as we recognize our healing truths. It is a healing truth to say, "I struggle with pride," and really mean it. It is a healing truth to say, "I made some serious mistakes that probably hurt someone else, but I want things to be different." It is a positive truth to say, "I am a survivor."
God will not lead us into a negative truth without providing a glimpse of light. He will not give us an honest look at who we are without indicating direction for change.
Are you afraid of being honest with yourself? Don't be. Crumple into the arms of the Almighty God and allow Him to dry your tears. Let His healing take place. His love for you will make a way through any of the truths you may fear to face.
Soo true….🙏🏻
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ReplyDeleteThanks for saying it so well! Something we all need to remember… ❤️🩹
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