Thoughts about Truth

So, I cannot think of a subject to blog on for this one, thus I think I will just talk about the basics of my understanding. I used to think a lot of things were true based on my perceptions of people, but now I know not everything or everyone is what they may seem. Honestly, this is pretty baffling to me because it just makes sense that honesty is the best road. I realize that hiding ones true self is a defense mechanism, but I think this is sad. Also, some would say that the truth can be hurtful at times, but I think that I would rather heal from a wound of truth than fester under the sickness of a falsehood. Actually, for the most part I find the truth is eventually revealed, and sometimes to even greater detriment than would have been if it had been displayed from the beginning.

Obviously, I believe that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. That verse says that no one comes to the Father except through Christ Jesus. This is definitely a hard truth for people to except at times. I believe this is probably the truth that brings up the most contention over Christianity. The question is, “why should there only be one way, and how do you know that this is the right way?” The answer is pretty simple, by faith I believe what Jesus taught to be the absolute truth. Many people believe faith is not a justifiable answer or means to claim something to be true. I used to believe this too at one point. However, then I examined what I believed at the time and why I believed that way. (This is another reason why Christianity is disliked I believe, because in order to trust in Christ one has to examine everything about oneself, and realize everything they based reality on was actually false.) I realized what I believed in was not a result of intricate research for the truth, but accepting what I wanted to be true from what other people said was true so that I could live the way I wanted. I did not realize it at the time, but everything I believed to be true at that time and thought was based on fact was actually based in faith. This is because I did not actually test to see if those things were true, but I accepted the opinions of others as truth. Thus, I had faith that those people were correct even though I had never met them and had never tried to see if what they said might be false. I believe everyone is biased, as humans we cannot escape being so, thus even the most objective view has a foundation of bias based on what that person wants to be true. I wanted to do as I desired, and not be bothered with what others thought. The truth is this is the very essence of pride and selfishness. In the end, I believed in Christ not because of what other Christians said about Him, but because I met Him myself. I had an encounter with His presence and love that I could not deny. I did not see His face or hear His voice, but I did feel His presence. One day I will see His face and hear His voice, and maybe that will be while I am still in this body. I pray that anyone who reads this will feel His presence and love as well. God loves you so much.