Resolving problems requires the truth …

Playing along to get along usually accomplishes one thing: A problem bigger than the one you started with.

A man who claimed that he’d swallowed a horse was referred to a psychiatrist who recommended surgery. Collaborating with the surgeon, they decided to bring a horse into the operating room so that when the man woke up he’d think the operation had succeeded. But when he regained consciousness, the man opened his eyes and exclaimed, “That’s not the horse I swallowed. It’s white. The one I swallowed was black!”

To resolve the problems we face in life, we must apply truth to rightly understand the issues and determine a sound resolution.

Jesus spoke about the effects of truth this way: “Jesus said to the people who believed in him, ‘You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,’” John 8:31-32.

While Jesus Himself is “the truth” (John 14:6), we find truth for living in the Bible. The Apostle Paul described the scriptures like this …

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

That sounds much more effective than bringing a horse into the room! And it is!

Are you being honest with yourself and others about the problems in your life by applying truth to your situation? Are you looking to God’s Word to teach you what’s currently wrong and what is right to do from here?

Scotty