“Princess Pauline Metternich,” 1836-1921), Eugene Boudin. Image from a page of the 2015 Desk Calendar, courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store
No gray areas – for gray is a color that signals a storm…
“Black and white are colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair of which mankind is forever subjected.” Robert Frank
No Gray Areas
There are no gray areas.
To me it’s all black and white.
What is wrong is wrong, nothing more.
The same is true…what is right is right.
There are no gray areas.
For gray is the color that signals a storm.
The winds blow and there is confusion and chaos.
I say, let the clarity of God’s truth be the norm.
There are no gray areas.
Either you believe what He says or you don’t.
There is nothing hidden, His Word spells it all out.
In Him you’ll be filled with true peace; without Him you won’t.
Felecia R. Weber 2015, OntheWingofaDove.com
There is nothing new under the sun when it comes to being right or wrong, good or bad; it simply is or it isn’t. That sounds a little too simplistic when it comes to discerning what to do in life. Living in a world of black and white can seem, cold and barren; destitute and lonely. Allowing our emotions and individual experiences to color our decision making seems much more appealing. After all, the world is constantly changing and we need to adapt to it, right? To a certain degree, that is true; we are all uniques and each of our palattes abound with beautiful hues.
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
For me, black and white represent the pure standards for which I can rely on to always be true. When I try mixing the two together, or try coloring them with my own thoughts or views, they begin to fade into gray area that are merely shades of my own interpretation of what is truth. Eventually, uncertainty and confusion begin to clutter the canvas of my mind. When that happens, I realize that indeed, when I follow what God has established to be good or bad, right or wrong, this principle of black and white, no gray areas, provides a whole world of freedom and peace to open up to me…and an endless spectrum of colorful possibilities fills my life.
What is it that defines truth for you and how does it color your world?
Peace and love,
Felecia
