I don't like cutting up a watermelon. Or a pineapple. Or even uncooked potatoes.
Twelve-year-old me, standing next to my mama chopping in the kitchen, she teaches me, "Sara, you have to have a special balance of confidence and caution when using sharp knives. Without one or the other you will cut yourself. Be strong but always know where your fingers are."
I try to remember this but my knees still get weak as I try to push a big knife through a cantaloupe. It takes practice.
Confrontation also makes me physically sick. I get queasy and tongue-tied and would rather do anything but tell someone something uncomfortable. But we are not to sacrifice our loved ones on the altar of comfort. It, too, takes practice.
I have to be confident and cautious. Confident that it is always right to tell the truth and cautious with my words. They have to be compassionate and edifying and helpful - not browbeating or condemning.
And with that, Ephesians 4 is a good read. May we learn to speak the truth in love and kindness to one another.
6 days ago
3 comments:
This is so hard for me too! Tolerance comes so easy for me... but confrontation... not so much!
please, pass the butter!
Love you, Sarj.
Thank you for speaking truth in my life.
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