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One of the hardest things for us as humans is not knowing.
We want answers.
We want clarity.
We want to KNOW where we stand.
We want to know what people are thinking.
We want to know why something happened.
And when we don’t know…we fill in the blanks (with very little information and emotions that are loud).
A text goes unanswered, so we assume they’re upset.
A conversation feels different, so we assume we said something wrong.
Someone seems distant, so we assume we’ve disappointed them.
A door closes, so we assume we weren’t enough.
What’s fascinating is that we usually don’t realize we’re doing it.
Our minds would often rather create a story than sit in uncertainty.
The problem is that the stories we tell ourselves are often built on assumptions instead of reality.
Before long, we’ve replayed the conversation ten times, assigned motives we couldn’t possibly know, and started carrying hurt that may have never existed in the first place.
NO WONDER we feel emotionally exhausted!!!!
James tells us to be “quick to listen and slow to speak.” I think that’s true not only with our words but also with our conclusions.
Maybe even more so with our conclusions because our conclusions drive our words, responses, + actions, right?!
Wisdom doesn’t rush.
Wisdom leaves room for information we don’t yet have.
Humility says, “Maybe I’m not seeing the whole picture.”
Grace assumes the best, even when offense pops.
How many relationships have been strained because we believed a story that was never true?
How much peace have we lost trying to answer questions God never asked us to solve?
Maybe one of the healthiest questions we can ask ourselves is: “What else could be true?”
That one question creates room for grace instead of assumption, curiosity instead of defensiveness, and compassion instead of offense.
Because not everything that affects us is actually about us.
(Actually, little is.)
It’s always layered. There’s always more to the story.
So maybe the greatest act of wisdom in these situation is refusing to write a story before God has finished revealing it.
And to entrust it to HIM.
He will provide clarity.
And peace in the meantime 🤍
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