Contradictions . . .

Contradictions  . . . Opinions and Truth contradict. Unfortunately, I listen to both! Depending on  my ever-changing state, I believe either one. How ridiculous!! Double-minded mnnnn? Both affect me differently.  Not all facts are truth.  The truth stands against anything,  underscoring itself  revealing it IS the Truth.  The challenge  . . . Which one will I believe? Truth Or Opinion? Reflection  Everyday we are challenged with information, opinions and the truth. When we honestly sort out the differences between each of these it can be confusing. Each of these represents an opportunity to assess ourselves. The good thing about this is the opportunity to self-correct and do some psychological house cleaning.  During these sessions, which incidentally can be seasons, self assessments are very healthy. Asking questions of or about yourself is soul-searching and can be intimidating. Truth is challenging, because often it asks WHY!  The "Why do you do, or think or believe ….?" questions. The answers we come up with to these questions can shock us as we speak them out. For example, God says He loves you and many immediately ask Why, how can He when I'm not …… God's love is unconditional and that's uncomfortable for us to accept because of our lifetime of conditional programming. So the question then changes to become, which is the truth, and can you, or will you believe it? Truth ultimately wins. I say ultimately because sometimes it's a journey to get there after dealing with any issues blocking your believing that truth. Here's the thing: truth is truth and we don't have to understand it but we do have to accept it.  Let's take another example, gravity. Do you understand gravity? You could get a scientist to explain it at length or you could just accept it as the truth. If you challenged the truth of gravity by jumping off a high building, your experience would prove gravity is real.  Getting back to the truth that God loves us