THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE

I can't believe how fast days go by. I didn't realize it had been so long since I wrote a post on here.

This week has been a good and an eventful week. One of the things that is I got to see several people I haven't seen in a long time Thurs. night. That was such a blessing. It seems like I have missed out on so much the last year. I know it is all in God's plan though. Something big is about to happen and I am ready for it. Well, just because I am ready doesn't mean that God thinks I am ready. It is totally up to Him. I do know there has been alot of changes and it hasn't been an easy road. God has been with me through it all. He has been my strength the whole way. If it wasn't for Him, I wouldn't be here today. Because HE lives, I can face tomorrow!

There was an interesting Bible study going on the last couple days by phone and emails. I had a question ask me that I thought I knew the answer to. It was about a scripture that was supposedly "in the Bible". Come to find out, it isn't in there. It is one of those that we thought was there and wasn't. It was one of those "assumed" scriptures. That brought us to the point where we need to know what the Bible actually says and not what someone else says it says. (That is a tongue twister!!)

One of the people that was involved in the Bible study said that she has thought for years and years that it said that in the Bible. She even made the comment that she still believes that it does even though nobody can find it. She is one of those who believes what someone else says and doesn't find out for herself if it is true or not because she doesn't "like to read".

There was a preacher I listened to last night. I loved listening to him because he wasn't afraid of speaking the truth. He didn't water it down or sugar coat it so not to "offend" anyone. I think he even made the comment that he has probably offended several people that was there by what he said. Everything he said was all scriptural and the Truth. People don't want to hear the Truth because it makes them uneasy and guilty. Why was Jesus unliked so much? He spoke the Truth and the Truth hurts. I wonder about preachers that are afraid of offending someone. My idea of a good preacher is one who steps on your toes. It doesn't make any difference though unless what is heard is taken and acted on. It will just sit inside of you and stew and cause grudges when that isn't what it was intended for. It was intended to help you.

This is the same way with a friend. A true friend is one who will tell you the truth if you are doing something wrong or need to do something differently. If they are a real friend, they want to help you. It is sad that most of the time when a person says things to another, they take it as the person being mean to them and get mad about it. This is because they know it is the truth but don't want to acknowledge it and change. I always tell people to let me know if I am doing something wrong or need to change something. I may not realize it and it may be hurting me. If it is the truth and scriptural, tell me. I want to know. I remember a pastor once told me I had a problem with a certain thing and I didn't realize it until he told me. It was something that was hurting me. No it wasn't fun to hear but I needed to hear it and I have since worked on it. I recognize it rising up in me at times now when before I didn't. Now I can deal with it.

Another time was back in Nov. a person confronted me about something I had done to them that was wrong. I was honest and told them that I did do it and I was sorry for it. I had forgotten all about it until they brought it up. I ask them to forgive me and they did. If they had not of came to me about it I would of had to stand before God with it and been judged. Now it is under the blood and gone. If I knowingly done something wrong, I won't lie about it. I believe in being accountable for my actions. I am more afraid of being judged by God if I lie about it than what someone here on earth may think about me.

I want to help those who I call my friends and I hope that my true friends will do the same for me. I am not perfect and won't be until I go be with Jesus.

Have a great weekend in Jesus.