The Ugly Truth

Have you ever known a truth, that you would rather not know? The Ugly Truth could be something personal, or something that is about a situation that that you would rather not know. The next question could be, “What do I do with this Ugly Truth?”

If your Heavenly Father tells you, “This is not for you to deal with. It’s somebody else’s problem.” Then listen to Him! Why stick your oar into a situation, that you are being told to keep out of?

But how do we deal with an Ugly Truth, that we are being to told, “You are part of the solution, to this problem.” ?

Seek Our Lord Almighty, and His thoughts and leading, is always going to be our best guide.

A picture, may help with the next bit. (Even though it’s not a pleasant one.)

How would we deal with an Ugly Truth, that could be something like a Boil?

Ignore it? Burst it? Drain it?

Ignore it? A valid option, if you are told to do so.

Burst it? A messy option. Possibly a painful option, even if it does bring a relief. But, probably, leaving a need to do some cleaning up afterwards. (Which may, or may not involve you.) There would also be a need to do it in the right way, so that a different problem doesn’t occur, such as an infection of some sort.

Drain it? Do you already have the right tools and experience needed? Or will you be provided with the tools and knowledge for what to do, as you step into the unknown, following the prompting of Our Lord God? The issue of doing it in the right way to avoid infection, also applies here.

Before you take any action, do you have permission to take any action? And whose permission do you have? Those involved? Our Lord God’s? Which permission matters more, and are you listening to the right one?

If you have been involved with dealing with the Ugly Truth, then has the source been dealt with?

Without removing the source, will something just keep coming back again and again?

Are we to play a small part in dealing with the Ugly Truth, or a larger part? Will we have the wisdom to know, the part we should play? Then will we be willing to play the part that we should, without overplaying it?

to be checked and pondered Over!

Our Lord God. If we have an Ugly Truth, that we are aware of, please help us to know what the right actions to take are. If You tell us to leave it alone, then help us to do just that. To place it at Your feet, and to leave it with You. If You want us to do something, then please lead and guide us, so that we can follow Your path, for how we should go forward. Help us to not add to any problems, but help us to be part of the solution, even if that means just bringing it to You, and leaving it with You. Our Lord God Almighty. Amen.