What Is Truth?
And Why Your Story Matters in the Light of The Eternal One
Truth is a tender thing.
Some truths feel small and everyday — like “I wore my boots today.”That’s true for the person wearing the boots… but not for the woman slipping on her sandals.
Other truths are wrapped in memory:
“This is what happened to me.”
“This is how it felt.”
“This is where God met me in the dark.”
These truths are personal.
They’re shaped by where you’ve been, what you’ve walked through, and how your heart has learned to interpret the world.
And then… there are the threads.
The deeper things.
The everlasting things.
The things that don’t shift based on who’s wearing boots or sandals.
Those are the Eternal Truths — the truths that run through every story and belong to every soul.
Let’s slow down and explore the difference.
🌾 Personal Truth: The Story You Carry
Every person on earth walks through a different doorway each morning.
No two paths are identical.
No two perspectives are shaped the same way.
No two hearts carry the same mixture of wounds, wonder, and wisdom.
So of course we all say:
“This is what I’ve seen.”
“This is what I believe.”
“This is what helped me heal.”
“This is what broke me.”
And all of that is true — not universally… but personally.
Your experience is a truth.
Your memory is a truth.
Your motives, your lens, your understanding — all real, all honest, all meaningful.
That’s why in ministry, in marriage, in friendship, and even in storytelling, you’ll see people holding different pieces of truth.
Because we are human.
Because we see from where we stand.
That’s our truth — limited, but real.
But there is something greater.
🌿 Eternal Truth: The Truth That Never Bends
Above all the shifting sands of personal truth sits something unshakable.
Eternal Truth.
It’s the Truth that walked among us in the person of Jesus (John 14:6).It’s the Truth that existed before time, holds every story together, and outlives every earthly perspective.
This Truth doesn’t depend on:
personal experience
individual perception
cultural background
spiritual maturity
or emotional lens
It simply is.
Eternal Truth is the thread God sewed through all creation — the truth that reads the same in every age, every culture, every language.
It’s the truth that says:
God is love. Christ is King.
The Spirit gives life.
We are made in His image.
Sin breaks, but grace restores.
Freedom is found in Christ alone.
These truths aren’t based on anyone’s story.
They are the story.
✨ Why Both Kinds of Truth Matter
Personal truths create connection.
Eternal Truth creates transformation.
Personal truth says, “This is what happened to me.”
Eternal Truth says, “This is what’s possible for you.”
Personal truth says, “Here’s where I was broken.”Eternal Truth says, “Here’s Who makes you whole.”
Personal truth says, “This is how I saw it.
”Eternal Truth says, “Here is how God sees you.”
You don’t have to choose one or the other.
Both matter.
Both are real.
Both hold value in the Kingdom.
But personal truth must bow — gently and willingly — to Eternal Truth.
Because the goal isn’t to build a life on our limited understanding…but to anchor our story to the unchanging story of Christ.
💛 How to Hold Your Truth While Honoring His
Here’s how you walk in both:
1. Honor your story — but let Jesus interpret it.
You’re not wrong for seeing life from where you’ve stood. Just don’t let that be the whole picture.
2. Remember that your experience isn’t the standard — God’s Word is.
It’s okay if your truth is unique. It’s not okay if it replaces Scripture.
3. Let Eternal Truth reshape your personal truth.
Healing comes when your story is re-read through the eyes of Christ.
4. Stay humble enough to say, “I know in part” (1 Cor. 13:9).
That’s not weakness. That’s wisdom.
5. Allow others to have their own personal truths.
Don’t fight people’s stories.
Invite them into God’s story.
🌅 The Beauty of Truth in the Kingdom
Your memories matter.
Your perspective matters.
Your story matters.
But the most beautiful thing about truth is this:
God takes your personal truth…places it inside His eternal truth…and turns it into a testimony.
In the end, every story is different — but the thread running through them all is the same:
Jesus. The Way. The Truth. The Life.
And that, darling, is the Truth no story can ever outrun.
