The Dirty Truth about…Truth
Who can tell me what the truth is?
Come on- don’t be shy- raise your hand. Tell me the truth.
I think Jack Nicholson said it best when he said, “You can’t handle the truth!”
True story, as ironic as it sounds. Some humans cannot handle the truth. We innately question, doubt and fear. But what is the reason behind our questioning, doubting, and fears?
The basis for truth is facts. When people want to know the truth, they want to know the comfortable, proven truth. They typically don’t want to know things that make them have to think about it or decide for themselves. People want truth handed to them on a silver platter, by someone with a white glove so no one gets their hands dirty.
Real truth isn’t like that.
The real truth is messy, uncomfortable, occasionally dirty, and sometimes deemed dangerous. For instance- medical data concerning our current situation with this illness. Anyone at any time can twist the actual data with interpretation to make it reflect what they want it to reflect. Studies can be done to support anything- with facts, evidence, and science. Even if it isn’t the truth.
Yep- I said it. That is the dirty truth. People can make facts, evidence and even science lie to support their own agenda. It happens all the time. Right now we live in a time when you must question everything, regardless of the source. You have to look at the actual data- not someone’s interpretation of it.
You are smart. You can look at data on your own to see the truth. You do not need a politician or evangelist to tell you what you can read for yourself. The actual data is posted, you just have to dig for it.
Thankfully, when it comes to the Ultimate Truth, I don’t have to dig at all.
When it comes to the truth, all I have to do is open my Bible and read on.
Scripture is full of truths that a lot of people don’t want to acknowledge. The real story behind creation, the flood, and the crucifixion, and the resurrection of Christ are large topics that people find easy to ingest. These things might not impact What about the hard topics? What about the things so many take a stand on, regardless of what the bible says? How about those life-impacting, raise-your -ist lifestyle type of things?
How do we share truth when so many are bent on not hearing it? I often turn to this scripture when I feel like I simply need to do something. And I remember in the day-to-day fight of living, I am not supposed to stay in this world. I find comfort in these simple directions, and hope in the eternal future knowing what I know because I believe truth.
XOXO,
Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it-not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
