Yesterday, I released an episode of Faithful on the Clock focused on having hard conversations. Underneath that is the idea of speaking truth.
Sometimes the way we bury truth seems so benign, even positive for what it might bring us — I’ve pretended to people another hour of work was no problem when it was. Maybe for you it’s wearing clothes you can’t stand just to look the part or posting what you think will perform on social media instead of what you actually believe.
Or maybe it’s bigger than that. Maybe you built your whole career on what others wanted you to be, are pretending you’re in love with someone when you’re not, or act like you don’t need anybody even when you’re breaking and burying pain.
But it’s not benign.
How much are you performing?
When we don’t have the hard conversations, when we hide truth, we paint a false picture of who we are. That means that the very thing we often deceive to get or preserve — authentic, genuine connection and acceptance — stays out of reach. Life becomes a performance.
And if we’re performing, we’re not actually living.
Worse, we’re not reflecting the character of Jesus, who embodies truth as a total way of being.
And if we’re not reflecting the character of Jesus, showing that we care through the keeping of what He taught, where does that leave us with God?
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It’s not too late
You can, as for King + Country reminds us, burn the ship of lies you sail on.
It takes a jump of faith. There’s effort in swimming to a new shore and starting over.
But what could the new day you step into bring you?
Maybe it’s time — today — to go find out.
Like the idea? Here’s the song to keep you inspired.
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