All Christianity concentrates on the man at the cross-roads. ~G.K. Chesterton
An English teacher did not invent the sacred rule of fiction writing, Show, Don’t Tell.
God did.
It was his voice that first cried, “Don’t tell me what you believe is true, show me.” At the end of the journey we won’t be asked to recite a creed, we will listen to the story of our lives.
And as the plot unfolds, we will remember every moment, each encounter as a fork in the road. The tension will build as the story is told–did we walk in truth, or did we live a lie? Did we choose the path to the wisdom, character and purposes of God as revealed in Jesus, or did we pursue a dead end?
The road always divides, even now. At the end of this page an errand will be run, a person will walk in, a thought will cross our minds. If we listen carefully we can hear an urgent voice on the wind…live truth every moment of this day.
10 Ways to live truth
- Choose mercy over judgment.
- Choose kindness over indifference.
- Choose generosity over greed.
- Choose humility over self-importance.
- Choose forgiveness over disengagement.
- Choose trust over worry.
- Be self-giving, not self-serving.
- Be hospitable, not hostile.
- Be an encourager, not a competitor.
- Be slow to anger, not easily provoked.
- Be teachable, not unyielding.
- Say yes to God at every turn.
Which path will you take today?
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Matthew 25:31-46 James 2:26
