(For Sunday July 6)
It may seem kind of obvious to be grateful for honesty but I'm not sure I have ever given serious thought to it in this way. Have you? I mean, we all appreciate honesty, but have we ever been truly grateful for it?
Yesterday I started a teen girls study with my redheads. They, and us parents with them, are in some traditionally rocky years. I remember all too well my own teen years and the things that I was tempted by and struggled with. If I can spare my girls any of it I will do whatever it takes! I didn't know how the study would go, I was hoping they would choose to be honest with me and in front of each other. And to my relief, they both were. And while sometimes honesty is hard to hear because it can be disappointing or angering or concerning I am so grateful for the honesty my girls had with me. It helps me to parent them better when I have an idea of what might be simmering below the surface. And as I think about it, I am always grateful when others are honest with me - even if the honesty is painful. What about you? How do you truly feel when people are honest with you?
It may seem kind of obvious to be grateful for honesty but I'm not sure I have ever given serious thought to it in this way. Have you? I mean, we all appreciate honesty, but have we ever been truly grateful for it?
Yesterday I started a teen girls study with my redheads. They, and us parents with them, are in some traditionally rocky years. I remember all too well my own teen years and the things that I was tempted by and struggled with. If I can spare my girls any of it I will do whatever it takes! I didn't know how the study would go, I was hoping they would choose to be honest with me and in front of each other. And to my relief, they both were. And while sometimes honesty is hard to hear because it can be disappointing or angering or concerning I am so grateful for the honesty my girls had with me. It helps me to parent them better when I have an idea of what might be simmering below the surface. And as I think about it, I am always grateful when others are honest with me - even if the honesty is painful. What about you? How do you truly feel when people are honest with you?
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