Truth

I was reading my mentor book today and I got to the chapter on addressing conflict with a mentee. It was interesting that this was the chapter I was on as I have been having some struggles with a few officers. Sometimes, okay far too often than I would like, I find myself desiring to take the easy road as opposed to the one that involves conflict, or as the author put, correction. I highlighted several things in the chapter, but one part really jumped out to me, and to paraphrase, it said that anyone that mentors, and cares about their mentee, must love truth.

Gosh truth can be hard. I went to scripture to try to find some encouraging word and this is what I found when I typed truth into the biblegateway.com seach. Do you know how often Jesus said "I tell you the truth"? A LOT! On one page I counted at least 15 pieces of scripture where Jesus starts that way. It got me to thinking- that if Jesus is love, the purest, simpliest, most profound love and the route of all love- then how important is it if we love people to tell them the truth?

Does this make it any easier? Nope. Does it make me excited tomorrow to go to school and push myself to speak truth, even when it is 10x easier to walk away. Nope. Does it make my heart rush to seek out truth in my own life? Not so much. Is there a way that I can speak truth that will make it easier? I'm not sure. In going back to one of the most famous pieces of scripture in the Bible maybe I find a little something to help me in my quest to seek truth.

"I am the way and the truth and the life..." I know that Jesus is the only way. I know that apart from Him I can do no good on my own. I know that He is life- the giver of eternal life both here and in heaven. If I desire to live His way and be given new life in Him I must recognize that speaking and seeking truth is part of that.

Lord Jesus help me seek truth. Help me see truth. Help me be truth. Help me live your truth. Because you love me, I desire to honor You.