Proverbs - Mercy and Truth

Proverbs 3:3-4

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck;

write them upon the table of thine heart:

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

                    Mercy and truth help us in our relationship with God and people.  We need to look at things as they are and choose to have mercy, or let it go, forgiving others so that things don’t get clogged in these two vital relationship areas in our lives.

                   Mercy is being able to recognize something as a legitimate short coming and choosing to let it go.  You cannot have mercy without truth.  Here we see that these two attributes allow us to have healthy relationships.  We can communicate that we have been offended or sinned against - that is the truth.  We can communicate calmly and with the intent of being committed regardless of their response - that is mercy.  These two will help us with our human relationships and pleases the Lord as well. 

When God sees our lives He sees everything in truth and yet in His mercy deals with us patiently and with an acceptance regardless of where we are in the maturing process.
Let us have mercy and truth in all of our dealings and see good understanding and favour manifest themselves.