Good day Templar family
The Lord is my Strength and my Shield;
in Him my heart trusts—Psalm 28:7
The Apostle Paul set a challenge before us: “having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor” (Ephesians 4:25). No small thing, that one. We have such a hard time with transparency, with vulnerability. “I don’t know you that well.” “I have a hard time trusting other people.” “I don’t know everyone here.”
These, and objections like them, surface naturally in us ... moreGood day Templar family
The Lord is my Strength and my Shield;
in Him my heart trusts—Psalm 28:7
The Apostle Paul set a challenge before us: “having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor” (Ephesians 4:25). No small thing, that one. We have such a hard time with transparency, with vulnerability. “I don’t know you that well.” “I have a hard time trusting other people.” “I don’t know everyone here.”
These, and objections like them, surface naturally in us facing the prospect of being transparent and vulnerable with others in the community. We’ve all said them, in some version or another. But this approach, of hesitating and waiting to open up, waiting to tell others what’s really going on, what we’re afraid of, what we’re struggling with - until we have complete trust in them, is foolish and based upon misplaced trust.
You see, we can trust no-one completely. All “have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). So, waiting untill we completely trust means waiting for something that’ll never happen. We’re all broken and capable of wickedness, even toward those we love most. God, however . . . God is not. So, in Him and in Him only, should we put our trust (Psalm 118:8). He calls us to be transparent and vulnerable towards others, so we must be. Now, it might not always go well (at least from our perspectives); that’s okay. It’ll go well from God’s perspective—our obedience to Him always does. And He knows better than we do.
Next time you meet with another - or two or three - look around: which of them do you trust more than God? In that moment, tell yourself: “I trust God. So, I know what I must do” No more lies. No more pretending. No more posturing.
Have a blessed Monday and week ahead
God's blessings Soli Deo Gloria🇿🇦🇬🇪🇮🇱⚔️
