HONESTY
WITH GOD
Buddy
Cagurangan
“HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY”
is an adage that is universally accepted. I would like, however, to deepen and refine
this adage by saying: “HONESTY WITH GOD IS THE BEST POLICY”.
I have been
groping in my reflections for words that would simplify my attitude towards
God. I got enlightened by the word
“HONESTY”. I reflected that “TO BE
HONEST WITH GOD” would be the best attitude I should have in my personal
relationship with God.
What does it
mean to be honest with God?
For me it
means:
1.To be humble: to acknowledge the truth that without God I am nothing
and can do nothing. I depend completely on Him for my existence,
for everything that I am and have.
2. To be repentant:
to acknowledge my sinfulness and thus beg God’s
forgiveness
for all my wrongdoings.
3. To be trustful: to
acknowledge God’s infinite Goodness and trust in His
providential care in
bestowing on me all the graces I need to become what He wants me to be.
4. To be grateful:
to acknowledge with deep gratitude all the blessings
that God has bestowed on
me and will continue to bestow on me because of His love.
5. To be useful:
to acknowledge God’s Holy Will in creating me and thus
make myself available to
Him, so He could use me for whatever He wants to do in this world.
HONESTY WITH GOD is
therefore, for me, the best attitude I
should have in responding to God’s love creating me.
By: Buddy Cagurangan
August 26, 2012
