用愛心說誠實話—以弗所書4:15［惟用愛心說誠實話, 凡事長进, 連於元首基督.］［故事］有位男士在地鐵裏發現一位站在他對面的小姐竟然把衣服穿反了. 於是他便對小姐說”小姐, 你的衣服穿反了.” 小姐聽完了後只是含蓄的點了點頭. 男人見她不為所動, 以為是地鐵太吵鬧所以沒聽清楚, 於是他便提高聲量再次說”小姐, 你的衣服真的穿反了！” 那小姐還是沒有反應, 男士便更大聲的說”小姐, 你聽我說, 你的衣服穿反了, 別人看了一定會把你當笑話的.” 這時周圍人的眼光都因為男士的聲音而𨍭過頭來. 小姐終於忍無可忍, 生氣的回答”謝謝你的好意, 我知道我的衣服穿反了！但請問我現在能在地鐵裏把衣服脫了再穿上嗎？” [思考］好心做壞事, 說者無心, 聽者有意. 缺乏智慧和愛心的誠實話, 往往無法造就人, 反而會帶來傷害. 讓我們學習三思而後言. ［禱告］我們在天上的父神, 祢是真理和智慧的源頭, 認識祢和敬畏祢的人就有聰明. 天父啊！很多時候我們隨自己的心意說誠實話, 但卻傷害別人也傷害彼此的關係. 求祢幫助我們, 常存謙虛和尊重人的心. 在基督裏有智慧和愛心說誠實話, 造就人的話, 讓聽者得到益處, 彼此也得到長進. 禱告是奉主耶穌基督的名, 阿們！
Speak the truth in love—Ephesians 4:15 [But speak the truth in love and you will grow up in everything into Christ, the head.] [Story] A man discovered that a young lady standing opposite him on the subway was actually Wearing your clothes inside out. So he said to the lady, “Miss, your clothes are on inside out.” After hearing this, the lady just nodded implicitly. Seeing that she was unmoved, the man thought it was because the subway was too noisy, so he didn’t listen. Clearly, he raised his voice and said again, “Miss, your clothes are really on backwards!” The lady still didn’t respond, so the man said louder, “Miss, listen to me, your clothes are on backwards. Others I’ll definitely treat you as a joke.” At this time, the eyes of the people around him turned around because of the man’s voice. The lady finally couldn’t bear it anymore and replied angrily, “Thank you for your kindness, I know my clothes are on inside out! But Can I take off my clothes and put them back on in the subway now?” [Thinking] When people do bad things with good intentions, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention. Honest words that lack wisdom and love often fail to build people up, but will cause harm. . Let us learn to think before we speak. [Prayer] Our Father God in heaven, You are the source of truth and wisdom. Those who know You and fear You will be wise. Heavenly Father! Many times we speak the truth according to our own will, but it hurts others and hurts our relationship. Please help us to always be humble and respectful. In Christ, we speak the truth with wisdom and love, and words that build up others, Let the listeners benefit and each other grow. This prayer is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!