Honesty

Sometimes honesty can be a really hard thing to do. It can easily hurt someone. It's hard to be tactful but yet it is something that needs to be done. We are surrounded with lies in this world, and I think it's about time we have people step up and be honest. 

There is one big problem with honesty though,one that I need to address. It's something that I am dealing with right now. When I said that honesty can hurt someone? Yeah, well it has hurt one of my very best friends. She was told that sharing her struggles publicly was a selfish thing. I can see why that might look that way. But if you are honest with somebody about something, you really need to understand where they are coming from. You can't assume the worst. I am not saying that we all need to agree and be happy-go-lucky friends to each other all the time. But if two people are truly friends, they need to express their honesty maturely. They need to go to that person and say that it hurt them or it was offensive to them. But by no means do they need to shoot them down. Who knows? Maybe that will cause the other to say hurtful things right back if that's what they call honesty. This is SO easy to do, and it's so hard to overcome. But when you need to be honest with someone about how you feel, know their side of the story. Say it tactfully, and be loving in doing it. Because most of time, you're not looking to end a friendship. Heck, you wanna fix it and help them understand how you feel. SO next time you are about to be honest with someone, pray and ask God to help you say it in a way that is pleasing to Him and that will honor Him. That's how I try to start all my posts. Sometimes I don't remember to do so. But when I ask God to speak to you all through me, I know that He will. 

Love and Blessings to you this Thanksgiving!
Melody :)