Honesty and Authenticity

"Proverbs 12:8-17

Tell your story authentically

The proverbs for today cover many different subjects, from taking care of animals (v.10) to overlooking insults rather than showing our annoyance at once: ‘Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly; the prudent quietly shrug off insults’ (v.16, MSG).

There is one proverb that is specifically on today’s theme: ‘A truthful witness gives honest testimony’ (v.17a). This, of course, has implications for witnesses in court. All of us are witnesses in the sense that we are all in a position to testify about Jesus.

There are all kinds of situations in which we can share our stories with others, from a night out with friends to the front of church (preferably without notes!). Whatever the situation, there is something very powerful about a person telling their story truthfully, honestly and from the heart.

Lord, thank you for the power of a personal testimony. Thank you that every one of us has a story. Help me to tell my story from my heart, with honesty and authenticity."

1. Thank You, Lord, for this reminder of elongating my fuse more. In anything. 

2. Praise You for opportunities even in little things. May I be sensitive enough to recognize them. Thank You.

3. Thank You for bringing people of different perspectives to me.