Should You Always Speak Your Truth?

I have been on a journey of self discovery lately. I have discovered a few things about myself that I’d like to change, so hence the journey. I have not necessarily been happy about said journey. Said journey involves a lot of soul searching and I feel like I’ve done enough of that to last a lifetime. But if I am to grow as a “new creation” in Christ, then journey I must. The worst part is I have to provide my own ice cream…

In my quest for truth, I keep hearing the phrase “speak your truth.” I’m not sure what that is exactly. Because I’m quite certain that Elaine’s truth and the real truth are not the same things. My truth always paints me on a positive light. I am never wrong. I am always validated. And I am always, without fail, entirely focused on my own feelings.

I’m not saying this is incorrect. I’m saying this is selfish. Because if each of us has our own version of the truth, then what? My version and your version may be entirely different versions, like two different people viewing an automobile accident. One is standing on one side and the other standing on the opposite side. Both viewed the accident, but each had different perspectives. We couldn’t know for certain who was really at fault, if we went strictly by the witnesses “truth.”

It seems to me, there is only one version, or there should be—and that’s God’s version. His Truth does not change. His Truth is pure. His Truth is not self-serving. His Truth is holy. Therefore, His Truth is the only Truth we can rely on to get it right. Every.single.time.

I’m not here to minimize anyone’s pain and suffering. Sometimes we have to go over a series of events systematically in our minds because that’s the only way we can rationally make sense of what has happened to us. That’s perfectly normal and perfectly fine. But to make Truth become something that’s merely “relative,” is to minimize its purity. It waters down the aspects that God finds most dear—integrity, love, relationship, joy, peace, kindness, selflessness, and patience. We can’t have these things without absolutes. And one of the absolutes is Truth.

I am continuing on my journey, tanked up on Apple fritters from Beavers Dough Joe. The fritters have fueled my body, and the good Lord continues to fuel my soul. God bless!