What We Were All Thinking

In every circle of friends there seems to be that person who is in charge of brutal honesty.  When something is going on they say something that seems outrageous and they are left saying, "Hey, we were all thinking it."  Joan Rivers was quoted as saying that she made a career out of saying what everyone else was already thinking. Our culture seems to have two settings.  We are either on politically correct-beat around the bush or full throttle rude.  There does not seem to be a setting for straight forward honesty.

Among the disciples, Thomas seemed to be that person.   He is criticized for being the doubter, but in fairness, the other disciples did get to see Jesus for themselves.  It's hard to believe that the other disciples would not have had a similar reaction in his place.  

Watch this video clip from Pastor Sparks.

The hardest type of honesty is with ourselves. Even for that person who is willing to say outrageous things, being honest with self is a rare gift.  It is easy to say what everyone is thinking about them, but not so much what they are thinking about me.  Or more importantly, what I'm thinking about myself.

So there it is.  Honesty is tough and the toughest kind of honesty is admitting to ourselves about our own weakness and doubt.  We like to put up a front on the outside, but we often put up that same front on the inside as well.  

A good prayer for today is "God, please let me be honest with myself." There is a good place to start.