A prayer for you to love others with grace and truth by Pete Brisco.

But he said to me, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ's power may rest on me.

2 Corinthians 12.9.

A while ago I was conversing with the leader of a thriving college ministry who had an openly gay believer join his group.

The campus leader invited the young man to walk through several scriptures with him spanning multiple meetings.

Finally, the young man said,

This is good stuff, but I'm still gay.

My friend decided to separate himself from this student

so others wouldn't think he was endorsing gay identity.

When he and I talked, I encouraged him to think differently.

Believers need not worry about perception management.

It's okay if people misunderstand us.

We are traffickers of grace following the example of Jesus,

and he was constantly misunderstood.

So, let's be full of grace and love people,

but let's also be full of truth and lead people.

I had a conversation with a different young man. He's an

atheist and we were discussing marriage. He believes marriage is a

commitment of hearts, while I believe marriage is a covenant with God.

I have my opinion and you have yours, my friend said. We don't have to agree.

This is the essence of pluralism, believing two very different ideas are equally valid and true.

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