🎙️ Episode 236: Speaking the Truth in Love – Building Up, Not Tearing Down

✨ “I thrive in godly community. I build others up in love, live truthfully, serve selflessly, and grow stronger through accountability and grace.”

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📖 Key Verse:
Ephesians 4:15 (NIV) – “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.”

In today’s episode, we talk about:
💡 Why truth without love wounds—and love without truth weakens
💡 How to speak hard truth in a way that heals, not harms
💡 What real correction looks like in healthy, godly community
💡 How to check your own heart before speaking into someone else’s life

Maturity in Christ doesn’t come from staying quiet or avoiding conflict—it comes from being willing to speak the truth in love.
Not to win, but to build.
Not to shame, but to strengthen.

📖 Reflection Verse Highlights:
​ Proverbs 25:12 – Loving correction is a gift of great value
​ 2 Thessalonians 3:15 – Correct with love, not condemnation
​ Proverbs 15:23 – The right word at the right time brings joy and growth

🎵 Song: “Refiner” by Maverick City Music
This powerful worship song invites God to refine every part of us—especially our speech—so that our words reflect His heart of love and truth.

🧠 Final Thought for the Week:
If your words could build a home, would they be a place of healing—or hurt?
Let’s choose to speak like Christ—full of grace, full of truth, and always for the good of those listening.