Last night I had a conversation with people I dearly love just for the purpose of clearing the air. I felt like some healing needed to happen and I know that healing starts with humbling ourselves, so the Lord convicted me that I needed to start by humbling myself and then He could bring the healing in the lives of all of us. Have you ever had one of those conversations? The kind where it's sort of like a rain shower and everything feels so clean and smells so good afterwards? I love that feeling. I also love these times when the Lord prompts me to do something and I actually listen and act quickly. Why I don't do this more often, I'll never know. Satan throws so many lies my way about why I shouldn't mess with it or why it will just make things worse, etc. when all along he knows how good it will be! I claim to be doubting myself when I am really doubting God by my disobedience to His call. I am not a fan of hiding things, ignoring things, or even lying to avoid hurting someone else. That always ends up feeling worse in the end. It always hurts me deeply when I find out someone has been less than honest because he or she didn't want to tell me the truth. Bring the truth on. It's much easier to take.
My family tells stories about how hard it was to get me to say I was sorry when I was little. In my defense, I thought it would be lying when I didn't really feel sorry! I know, it's lame. This is one area where my precious husband has greatly influenced my life. He was always so quick to apologize and finally my competitive nature kicked in and I wanted to manage to say it first just once! Then I realized how good it felt and now the race is on. We usually manage to just stop before we ever get started, apologize, and move on. Now I love saying I'm sorry and getting my big "it's okay" hug (although I'm certainly not saying I don't ever revert back to my childish behaviors).
May we all accept the grace God offers us to keep the air cleared constantly so we are clean channels for the Lord to use in the lives of anybody around us!
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I want to say that I am a big fan of being upfront and truthful even if it hurts. I hope that your conversation went well and the air is cleared now. It can be such a weight off your shoulders.
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