Psalm 51.6
"Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
and in the hidden part thou shalt
make me to know wisdom"
Whether your hurts are deep or relatively mild, it is wise to be honest about them in the context of affirming relations so that healing can begin. Many of us mistakenly believe that God doesn't want us to be honest about our lives. We think that He will be upset with us if we tell him how we really feel. But the Scriptures tell us that God does not want us to be superficial in our relationship with Him, with others, or in our own lives.
The Lord desires truth and honesty at the deepest level, and wants us to experience His love, forgiveness, and power in all areas of our lives. Experiencing His love does not mean that all of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors will be pleasant and pure. It means that we can be real, feeling pain and joy, love and anger, confidence and confusion.
The Book of Psalms give us tremendous insight about what it means to be honest with the Lord. David and other psalmists wrote and spoke honestly about full range of their responses to situations. For example, David expressed his anger with the Lord because he felt abandoned by Him. " I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of my enemy? {Ps. 42:9}. However latter David said, "for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God" {Ps. 42:11b}. My friends how "offend" and how "quickly" do we praise our God?
Amen!!
Reading: {Ps.42, 51}
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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