Communicate in Love

When asked a direct Q, answr truthfully. Mean what U say. Don't allow fear of a presumed outcome that may nvr happen keep U quiet abt how U really feel. Express yourself bodly! The truth of your feelings, wants & desires should NEVER be held against U! ALWAYS COMMUNICATE IN LOVE!!!

Ephesians 4:15 NLT

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

1 John 3:18 NKJV

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

That statement above was what I was writing on my Facebook status update literally just now! I was getting ready to post it, but surprisingly  I felt lead to add more and it developed into something much bigger! ♡♥ how the Holy Spirit works!

Have you ever spoken the truth, only later come to realize there was no love behind it??  "You were so focused on right being RIGHT and wrong being WRONG and being truthful, but not always being aware of speaking from the heart?"

A fear that I've been struggling with lately is being completely honest about things I don't like or things that I strongly believe are considered disrespectful towards me. Deep, in the back of my mind, I feel my honesty and how expressive I am about certain subjects will be held against me. I know it sounds silly, but those are my thoughts. I feel in the end, I'll be resented for feeling the way I feel.
But when it's all said & done, I'll only have myself to blame for passing up those opportunities. It may be too late the next time.

So, in conclusion, I say, SPEAK THE TRUTH, BUT SPEAK IT IN LOVE! Don't let the focus be about right & wrong. When the love is there and it's truly genuine, everything else will fall into place. There's no fear in LOVE!

1 John 4:18 NKJV

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

THANK YOU, LORD JESUS FOR USING & CHOOSING ME TO BE A BLESSING TO YOUR PEOPLE! I DON'T LOOK FOR THE PRAISE, FOR I DON'T THINK OF THESE INSPIRATIONALS ON MY OWN. THANK YOU GOD FOR BLESSING ME AND DEVELOPING ME DURING THIS SEASON! I LOVE YOU!!!

BE BLESSED & ENCOURAGED IN THE LORD TODAY!!! ♥

~Raven J.