One of the hardest parts of living the Christian life is honesty. When I talk about honesty I am not so much talking about lying about things as mislabeling things.
Let me give you an example. I have been sick with some strange bug for a few days now. In the midst of this I have noticed far more grumpiness, shortness and impatience. I also feel lazy and a lot of self-pity. During this time I found myself not speaking with the appropriate tone and tenderness to some people close to me. Shortly thereafter I went to talk to them about it. My aim was an apology through confession and repentance.
But what happened? I gave them something like this:
I’m sorry for my tone yesterday. I have been sick and grumpy lately. I haven’t really been able to sleep and so I’m a little short.
As I was talking I remembered that I was convicted of sin but yet I am confessing the symptoms and implications of my illness. It is not a sin to be sick or to not get enough sleep. But, it is sin to be unkind and impatient. Keep Reading...
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