{"id":1174,"date":"2025-10-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/2025\/10\/08\/hold-your-take\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:00:00","slug":"hold-your-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/2025\/10\/08\/hold-your-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Living A Life Of Truth Is Far More Impactful Than Sharing Your Take"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cHere\u2019s my take on…\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve heard a lot of that the past couple of weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may have, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may have even said it. I\u2019m not judging. Social media convinces us that everyone is waiting with bated breath for us to declare where we stand, and most importantly, where they<\/em> should stand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then the likes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohhhh, the likes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even four thumbs-up in a sea of \u201cfriends\u201d can reinforce our sneaking suspicion that everyone needed to hear what we thought about the hot topic of the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, and please know I\u2019ve said this to myself many times: nobody cares.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s harsh, but that\u2019s how I have to talk to myself sometimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps a more gracious way to put it is this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus doesn\u2019t require \u201cmy take\u201d on everything.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isn\u2019t that amazing? Isn\u2019t that loving? It\u2019s an example of the \u201crest\u201d He so lovingly promised in the Gospels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it\u2019s exhausting to feel like you have to chime in on every little thing. And then, heaven forbid, someone disagrees with your take, and now you have to spend countless minutes, maybe even hours, setting them straight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used to feel that pressure. The gnawing suspicion that all eyes were on my page or profile, waiting for my insight. It\u2019s a lie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to know when I discovered it was a lie? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was during one of those hot-topic days. Everyone was posting, commenting, tweeting. I didn\u2019t have a take. I didn\u2019t know enough, and I didn\u2019t feel particularly compelled to go searching for information. So I didn\u2019t. While friends up and down my timeline battled it out, I stayed silent. A few days later, I was shocked by two things: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The sun continued to rise and set without my take. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. People had already started forming NEW takes about a NEW thing. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      I know what some may be thinking: BUT WE HAVE TO STAND FOR TRUTH.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Here\u2019s what I\u2019m learning: living a life of truth is far more impactful than typing a status about truth\u2014because it\u2019s highly possible to be typing out a life I\u2019m not actually living. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In this \u201ctake\u201d-heavy world, the Bible has no shortage of scriptures encouraging, if not commanding, restraint: <\/p>\n\n\n\n