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Day 4: Living in Faith

To live our lives truthfully and in love with one another is an act of faith because we are trusting God and His ways, rather than persuading people to believe in a world created by our own lies and deceptions. When we trust God and His ways, we are demonstrating our faith in Him. When we trust Him, we can rely on the power of truth to bring God’s freedom into our lives. Jesus said, John 8:31–32: Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” We only know the truth by abiding in Jesus’ words. That is the only way to know the truth and Jesus’ truth is the only truth that will set us free. Jesus calls Himself “the truth” (John 14:6), and He calls the Holy Spirit, “the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.” John 14:17 Anytime we are not led by the Spirit of Truth, we are in some way connected to the father of lies, the devil. To choose to speak the truth in love, even when it’s at a great cost to us, confirms our trust in God’s ways, rather than our own ways.

Ponder & Pray: Are you willing to be truthful in love above anything that you fear or anything that you desire in your marriage?

Are you willing to put God, His truth, and His ways above anything that you fear or want in your marriage?

Are you willing to go beyond your fears and desires and expose whatever needs to be exposed for you to be truly known?

Lord, help me to trust you and your ways with my whole heart.

Remember: Truth without love is harsh and destructive; love without truth lacks substance. It must be truth with love.

Activity: Repeat the above activity’s days 1-3, different days this week.