Sometimes we're faced with a situation with a friend, where we nudged by the Spirit to speak the truth. I have faced that with family and friends, alike. I've talked recently with a close friend going through a lot of pain and turmoil about sharing the truth. It has brought me to a place of truly knowing that speaking the truth in love requires patience and prayer and perseverance and a spirit of gentleness and understanding.
SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE
As I long for Christ to be formed in me
I know it is God's way of maturing my faith
By giving me a covenant within my soul
To be true to God and faithful to my heart's stirrings
The gift of language, the gift of voice allows us
To praise and worship God in every aspect of our lives
And to imitate Christ as we build each other up
To come to the authentic center of who God desires us to be
So aware of the depth of my humanness
Striving, yet not always succeeding
Attempting, and sometimes failing
Yet still persevering with the intention of love
For the proof of God's amazing love for us
Flowing down from the cross of Calvary
Showers us in mercy and grace
So undeserved, yet so extravagant
For God binds us together--brothers and sisters in Christ
And we are a fragile tapestry--intertwined and complex, if we are honest
And speaking the truth in love can bring pain as well as joy
And God continually calls us to open ourselves
In total trust as He leads in gentleness, yet strength
Speaking the truth in love means trying to embody
A savior who speaks truth and gives light
It means making and keeping promises as He has
Making truthfulness and faithfulness alive in the world
What a challenge, yet an honor
To dare to transform ourselves
To imitate the example of Christ
Actively serving Him in this world
By speaking the truth in love
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