balancing grace & truth.

this past weekend, a huge incident happened to me. instead of having grace for this person i immediately began pushing them away because i was so focused on the right & wrong way to handle the situation. however, after some great Godly counsel, i began to view the situation from a different perspective. sometimes if we step away from a situation and look at it with different eyes we can really do ourselves some good. i have realized that i really need to be aware that i need to have a balance of grace & truth in any situation i am facing. sometimes in the heat of the moment it's really hard to see the other side because we just want to think we are right ALL THE TIME. which we aren't always right, but that doesn't mean we are always wrong either. i challenge you today [& from now on] to look at situations from another perspective other than your own. we all think differently and people don't always have to agree with what we say. so, have grace on those who think different from you. however, also make sure you are putting truth into your perspective as well. to put truth into our perspective we must seek the Lord to have the truth ingrained in us. spending time with the Lord every day is vital. take 30 minutes out of your day today to be still before him & spend time sitting next to him & talking with him.

sounds like a great plan to me! :]