So, I’ve been asked why I would name something “Truth or Prayer.” Doesn’t it give off the connotation that truth and prayer are separate?
Well, the truth is, yes….kinda. BUT, it is a spinoff of the old teeny bopper game “Truth or Dare”. In the game, a person chooses either “truth” and promises to be totally honest in answering whatever question is asked, or “dare” and do whatever they are dared to do. There is no backing out of either choice.
Such is life. We have the choice to be completely truthful no matter what.
This includes unabashed honesty with ourselves. Sometimes we have to look at hard issues in our lives and tell the complete truth about them even when we want to sugarcoat them with some sort of fancy justification or what not.
Also, if we want to live in an unbroken relationship with God, we must be completely honest with Him. WOW is that hard!
How many times do we say, “Hey God, I’m questioning your Sovereignty today?” Probably not very often. Instead we worry, and in the midst of that say, “God is in control” all the while wondering if He really is in control or if He is going to work things out for OUR interest. Never mind His glory, right?
Oh, wait.
No, He is in control. No question. He does deserve the glory.
He is sovereign when we worry. He is sovereign when our plans fail. He is sovereign when we have been stung by evil. He is sovereign when we overdraft our bank accounts. He is always sovereign.
Whatever we need to get honest about, it is time to get honest. No human in the history of mankind is sinless. Except One, and He is Sovereign.
Oh how hard that is. Okay, never mind…I choose prayer!
It is in prayer that we are able to present ourselves to the Most High in complete trust in Him. In prayer we are able to seek His will and find His heart. It is here that our truth is revealed -no matter how awful it is- and is transformed into His truth.
In prayer, we can submit to His Sovereignty. It is also in prayer that we hear His voice and His commission.
“Go out into all the world and make disciples of all the nations.” Yikes.
“Go tell that woman she is beautiful.” uh…isn’t that creepy?
“Ask them if you can pray for them.” What if they think….?
“Be patient with this man. Show Him grace.” But!
“Give this woman all the money in your wallet.” What if I need it?
“Trust Me.”
Oh how hard that is. Okay, never mind…I choose truth!
In short, this “blog” will be postings of truth and postings of prayer with a few stories in between. To me, all of it is a dare because it reveals my vulnerability and my soul as well as my mistakes, fears and failures. Hopefully it reveals His truth. I write to glorify the One I love above all else- Jesus Christ.
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I would like to see a show of hands
Nothin’ concealed, roll up your sleeve
Nothin’ up my except my heart
And I believe we’ve come apart
I would like to see you play your cards
Reveal your hands and show your heart
Maybe we could get it back
With truth and honesty that’s what we need to hold on
To the good stuff we believe in
Before we land up loose and sad and free
Before we find that it’s gone
We could pull it back together, truth and honesty
Open up your hands, show me your heart
Let’s stay up till dawn and talk it out
Nothin’ concealed, no alibi, retunin’ to light
Before we start, then all we do is fall apart
If I can see the sunlight in your eyes
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Then maybe we all could shine, yeah
Maybe we could get it back, oh baby, yeah baby
Oh, truth and honesty that is what we need to hold on
To the good stuff we believe in
Before we land up loose, sad and free
Before we find out all that is gone
We could pull it back together with truth and honesty, oh
Open up your hands, show me your heart
Truth and honesty, oh, that’s what we need to hold on
To the good stuff we believe in
Before we land up loose and sad and free
Before we find out that it’s gone
We could pull it back together, truth and honesty
Truth and honesty, you know what we need, sure enough within
To the good stuff, the good stuff baby
You got to be real, you got to be real, you got to be sugar
To the good stuff we believe in, you got to, you got to
Я хотел бы, чтобы поднятием рук
Ничего скрывать, засучить рукава
мой Nothin ‘до , за исключением моего сердца
И я считаю, что мы пришли, кроме
Я хотел бы, чтобы вы играете свои карты
Выявить руки и показать свое сердце
Может быть, мы могли бы получить его обратно
Что правда и честность это то, что мы должны держаться
Для хорошего материала, который мы верим в
Прежде, чем мы до земли свободно и грустно и бесплатно
Прежде, чем мы находим, что это пошло
Мы могли бы вытащить его обратно вместе, правда и честность
Откройте ваши руки, покажите мне ваше сердце
Давайте ложиться до рассвета и говорить это
Ничего скрывать, не алиби, retunin “к свету
Прежде чем мы начнем, то все что мы делаем, развалится
Если я могу видеть солнечный свет в твоих глазах
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Тогда, возможно, мы все могли бы светить, да
Может быть, мы могли бы получить его обратно, О, детка, да ребенка
Ах, правда и честность, что это то, что мы должны держаться
Для хорошего материала мы верим в
Прежде, чем мы до земли свободные, грустный и свободным
Прежде чем узнать все, что движется
Мы могли бы вытащить его обратно вместе с правдой и честностью, о
Откройте ваши руки, покажите мне ваше сердце
Правда и честность, ах, вот что нам необходимо провести на
Для хорошего материала мы верим в
Прежде, чем мы до земли свободно и грустно и бесплатно
Прежде чем мы узнаем, что он пропал
Мы могли бы вытащить его снова вместе, правда и честность
Правда и честность, Вы знаете, что нам нужно, конечно же в рамках
Чтобы хороший материал, хороший материал ребенка
Ты должен быть реальным, ты должна быть реальной, вы должны быть сахара
Для хорошего материала мы считаем, вы должны, вы должны
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