Monday, November 17, 2008

Are facts "The Truth"?

Facts can be accurate, that doesn't always make them right...
facts are dispassionate, the truth is compassionate
Facts are said to be "cold and hard"like a prison cell, the truth, will set you free...
just the facts, to tell the truth...
The biggest difference between facts and the truth is in how they're used, I recently heard of a young couple planning to get married...the fact is that at least 50% of marriages result in divorce, especially when the people are under 25yrs old. It takes years to really know what it is that you want out of life or who you really are, people sometimes grow and change a lot in their early twenties. based on these "facts" I would have a hard time being supportive of the idea.
Whats the truth? The truth is that what's impossible with man IS possible with God, when a husband and wife put God first in their marriage He will bless it. a generation ago it wasn't unusual at all for people to get married at 16 or 17 yr's old...those are the ones celebrating their 50th and 60th anniversaries now! Who disregarded the "fact" that at times they were perhaps very unhappy with their spouse in favor of the truth which is that "nobody's perfect" and that we've all done some pretty dumb things...who had the ability to remember what it was that they loved about this person to begin with and hold on to that...and with few exceptions that their lives would definitely be better off WITH this person in them than without them.
Have you ever heard the phrase, "speaking the truth in love?' The term 'truth in love' is actually redundant. You can't have the truth without love. It says in the Bible that God is truth and that God is love. Facts, are most often used to accuse someone, or to discourage someone, are you starting to smell something? who IS the accuser of the brethern? Thats right! our enemy himself, satan...Whats interesting to me about all of this is that when we use the "facts" to tear someone down we ourselves are also left vulnerable to the same attack! This is an area that I know I've screwed up in...why? Because I live in a world of "facts," as critical, and as judgmental and as deadly as a heart attack to a persons Christian walk...So now, it's only the truth that can set me free, the truth in love

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