“Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a
friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Proverbs 27:5-6
My husband and I had just finished making a batch of homemade
chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting. The kids helped and
dashed sprinkles on them as we prepared to decorate our Christmas tree. After
dinner, we all sat down by the tree to eat a cupcake with a cold glass of milk.
Except I noticed one little thing…my hubby only ate half of his cupcake. Thinking
little of it at the time, I said nothing.
Later, however, I asked him what he thought of the cupcakes.
His response was, “They were OK. I am all about the icing, and I didn’t really
like the icing.” Hmmm, I thought. He said it so nonchalantly. This may sound
crazy, but….I was a little sad that he didn’t like the cupcakes, but I was totally
excited that he was HONEST with me about his feelings over something so small…at
a time when he could have easily cooked up a “little white lie.”
I’m so glad he didn’t. You see, honesty is something that I value
greatly. It is also an area in our marriage that has not always come easy. I
was so excited to see God redeem the big and little areas of honesty in our
marriage from deep confessions to simple matters of icing and cupcakes.
Mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend, I want to encourage you
to be a woman of “gut honesty”. Be diligent to speak the truth in love, even in
the small things, and watch how God will transform your relationships. Perhaps
the best gift you can offer this Christmas season is a heart that is honest
before God and your fellow man…or woman.
Merry Christmas!
P.S. This blog is written in honor of my friend Shannon. She
has always been honest with me…even when it hurt. I am a better woman because
of her friendship. She challenges me to be honest at all times. She leads by
example. She is more than a friend; she is a sister. J
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