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I am a person who wholeheartedly believes that in life you must stand on the truth in EVERY situation. Yes lovelies even those little white lies may as well be mountains of untruths in God’s eyes! So in knowing that, I have seriously made a conscious effort not to tell a lie for any reason, I rather deal fully with the consequences of my actions. I don’t know if this is just apart of growing up and becoming a responsible adult or if it is more that I want my life to look a certain way, and if I don’t make the decisions and choices that line up with how I want my life to look, how in the world will I ever get there?????!!!!! Hmmm, probably a combination of the two!

Since I have adopted this attitude and way of living, I have seen it play out in my life in such an incredible way. Remember standing on Gods truth is extremely difficult because it is not what you always believe is right, but it is more of what you “know” is right. That God conscience inside of you will pull your coattail real quick. Try it out. Take a moment after you make a decision to feel how your body responds. If you are coming from a complete place of truth you will feel a peace and satisfaction in your spirit, but if you are not and you are only satisfying your ego and your apetite for something to go your way, you will feel an uneasiness that will taunt your spirit. Here’s your test…will you be mature enough to make the necessary changes when you realize you are wrong? Or will you ignore the signs your conscience is sending you and do what a child would do? A child will know that they are wrong but do it anyway because they are acting out of selfish behavior and want what they want regardless of the circumstances. Remember children don’t know what the repercussions could be because they have not had enough life experience to see how crazy things can get. WHAT DO YOU DO????????????????

Here is your moment that will reveal who you are! It may very well be the defining moment of your character.

Do you remember some elder in your life whether it was your mom, dad, grandfather, etc, say to you “it’s not what a person says but what they do”? That truly is the basis of a person’s character. We have all at some point been in a state of anger, confusion, sadness and some sort of distress, where we have said things that were completely out of order, but what do you do? What does your walk look like? Can you let go of your pride and ego to be completely honest and repair the damage done?

One of the greatest challenges I have met with so far is when God spoke to me and said, “this will be one of the biggest fights of your life but you have to trust me and stand on the truth and never waiver from that regardless of what everyone around you is saying”. This was the battle regarding my son, which any real parent knows is one of the most emotional, heart wrenching situations you can be in. My instructions were to ALWAYS be truthful, keep my eyes on the prize(my son) and let other people do there own work. DO NOT DO SOMEONELSE’S WORK FOR THEM!!!!!! Well through much anguish and straight up confusion at times, I did it! The outcome was phenomenal! I basically just had to sit back and watch God maneuver people, places, times, events and all kinds of things for the greater good. Believe it was so frustrating for me when I just couldn’t see the moment and then that word would come to me about trusting him because I stood on the truth, and because I was obedient. It was so effortless. My life is still unfolding day to day regarding this matter but I will tell you that it is soooooooo much easier to operate from a place of   honesty and have that confidence that in Gods truth you cannot waiver or be persuaded to waiver. I actually love it!

Please remember this only works when this truth is completely void of ego, pride, selfishness and bitterness! It is born from love, free from ill motivation and constructed for the greater good. (GODS TRUTH)

People, I know the truth does hurt especially when you are telling it to yourself and have to take a good look at who you are. Sometimes we don’t like the person we have become but being honest is more than half the battle. Only then can you have the capability to be honest with others and be courageous enough to accept responsibility for your life and your decisions.

In closing let me just say that you may feel that you are doing someone a favor or being loving by withholding information but you are not. Not saying is right up there with lying. They are apart of the same family! Most of the time God is entrusting us with this info to see what we are going to do with it. Honesty does not have to be brutal, your delivery is just as important and so is your timing! When you are truthful it gives the other person an opportunity to make better choices and decisions, sometimes even life-altering decisions. Wouldn’t you want to know if your partner has a life threatening disease? HONESTY CAN SAVE LIVES!

I feel like more than ever, I walk in true spirituality. I feel closer to God than I ever have because I understand him more and I understand that weakness is really fear of truth!

CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?

Marlene Duperley