Honour.... A product of Love...

Its a happy new year to everyone as this is my first post since the turn of the season. Its been a very interesting year so far and been feeling a lot of lessons being learned. I remember waking up Monday morning so mad. All the brooding thoughts for the past two months began to unravel as a story in my mind. I remembered it as if it was yesterday. This all began in the middle of December last year, having to find out that information about myself I had shared in confidence had found itself into the public domain sort of hits your trust meter. You realise how easy it was to dishonour and be dishonoured with just a few words shared. To top it all off my parents surprised me with a birthday party, the 1st I can actually remember, but finding out a few days after the event that a lot of my friends had RSVPd but most didn't come. One of those huge blows to my friendship meter. Then early February 2012 I think I get this whole communication principle on lockdown only to realise I had been speaking to myself with mates nodding their head but shaking their hearts. A really tough pill to swallow, I don't want to downplay it at all. I was really gutted. I still am in a sense, but really finding solace in what God says about this.

I took a shower that Monday morning and my mind got drawn to the story of Peter. The guy Jesus said he would build His church on (Matthew 16:18). And some time after that Peter denied Jusus three times. And the time after Jesus's death and the disciples go into hiding and are afraid (John 20:19). Or when Thomas after hearing from his fellow disciples that Jesus had risen he still did not believe. I don't know about you but at this point if I were Jesus I would have been gutted. And yet being the Son of God He knew what was  to come. He knew about Peter's betrayal, but still considered him a friend and a rock on which His church would be built. I have come to realise more and more is that Jesus honoured his disciples because he loved them. He even states that they should love one another and this how people will know they are His disciples (John 13:34-35). So by this time I am almost ready to head out to class and a lot of things got put into perspective. My mates never meant to divulge privileged information, some things just slip as we have all been guilty off. My party was on the 24th of December when most people have gone on holiday or away to their extended family and finally my fellow leaders only expressed what was in their heart. Not in an effort to dishonour or undermine but to communicate something they may not have thought of til that moment. I know it may seem easy to make excuses for people but its more of seeing the best in people. Letting the love you have for them allow you to honour them even in cases when you feel they do not deserve honour.

I believe that's what honour is, a product of love one of the sums I spoke about in my last post for 2011.

love, peace and happiness

Tau