The 2015 Truth

As a year ends it is common for most humans to think of all the things that they want to achieve for the next year. New years brings new resolutions and new goals. This year I want to focus on rediscovered truths.

The first truth that I have rediscovered within the year of 2015 is true forgiveness means seeing people where they are truly at rather than where you want them to be. We all have our faults and we will all fail over and over again. We are human and that is a given. However, that does not mean that we do not set standards for those who surround us. We want what is best for those people who mean the most to us and we set the bar high.

The truth is that there is nothing wrong with setting the bar high, but there is a problem with having unreasonable standards when those achievements aren’t met. As we love and care for the people who mean the most to us in our lives it is important to know that they may not follow through with the commitments that they make to us. It is even more important to know that if we don’t communicate those standards that they definitely might not follow through with the unspoken. We can’t count on people to always read our minds and we have to be gracious in the times we are let down.

With that being said, as I walk into this year of 2015 the first truth that I have been reminded of is the truth of forgiveness. Forgiveness is possible in the midst of pain and necessary for the growth of our downfalls. We will never be able to grow with the other humans of our life if we do not learn how to forgive and especially if we do not learn how to forgive within the standards that we set for other people.

Here’s to another year and to learning about grace and forgiveness in a new light. It’s time to set aside all of those high standards and see people for who they really are. It’s time to grow within relationships and to be challenging with a humble heart. Let’s go truth 2015, I’m ready.