The search for and avoidance of truth is as old as mankind. At the beginning of mankind's history, Satan (the devil) distorted God's truth by telling a part-truth—one of the most deceptive form of lies. This resulted in mankind's fall and introduced evil into the world.
Without access to the truth, there is no reality, no freedom & no sense of direction. No wonder so much of today's world is floating on a sea of distrust and world-wide turmoil. Personal truth means that we are to be in touch with our inner truth; that is, being aware of and honest about our true feelings and motives We see things not the way they are but the way we are. For example, if I am a negative person, I will see things in a negative light—and be critical about them. If I am a supersensitive person, I will read into what others say or do and overreact—not so much on the basis of what they have said or done, but on the basis of who and what I am. On the other hand, as Thomas Dreier put it, "The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you.
The world is what you are. If we want to discover truth, it starts with our being truthful and honest with ourselves. As long as there is any area in our life where we haven't found freedom, we can be sure that there is some truth we are not seeing or are in denial about.
Dear God...
please help me ...
to see ...
and get reconnected ...
to any and every area...
in my life ...
where I might be in denial...
Help me always ...
to be truthful with myself...
others ...
and with you ...
so that I will find ...
true freedom ...
and not distort the truth ...
in any way...
Thank you for hearing and answering my prayers.
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