Home is where you go for Freedom….where the Truth shall set you Free…..
I learned a powerful lesson this week. Actually, it was a lesson I knew already, I have applied it to my life for its duration; however, the power of the lesson was made especially real to me this week.
“The truth shall set you free”….
My beloved counselor, Rhonda, had shared this with me over a year ago as we battled through some difficult personal struggles. She encouraged me from day one to “live in truth” in all things with all people at all times. She encouraged me that even when truth was not brought to me through others, to be truthful back. She reminded me that painful truth is better than “pretty lies”…..a lesson learned early in my life through my parent’s teachings…
She reminded me that to draw closer to God, you had to be truthful.
That God and truth cannot live apart from one another.
She reminded me that only those who “walk the journey with me” were deserving of my personal truth…to all others, gentle silence is Godly.
She taught me to pull on God’s truth, not worldly truth...
God’s truth is always encased in love, compassion, gentleness and forgiveness.
God’s truth is freely given, quietly preserved and powerfully blessed.
I took Rhonda’s advice this year…..I became more quiet…
And, in my solitude, I found the comfort that only God can provide. I found a peace that you cannot get from any other place but God’s tender care for you…
I learned to look at myself for personal truth and not to look toward others..
So, when a painful truth was brought to my attention this week, I was prepared. As only God can do, he had been preparing me for a long time for this particular truth….
While I confess, for a moment, I stumbled….pain dropped me to my knees and broke my heart, this time, I was able to pull myself up quickly….calmly and appropriately…
And, this time I felt the freedom which comes from telling AND from knowing truth….and, it really does set you free….
Rhonda was right….truth is the foundation for a Godly life. Truth with yourself. Truth with others. Truth given. Truth received.
Truth causes you to put yourself “in the other person’s shoes”….it grows compassion in your heart when it would otherwise be absent.
Truth makes you real…
Truth draws you closer to God….who is Truth.
It is a personal decision…..
I chose Truth…
Blessings,
