Grace Next Door

by Don Ramey

We’re living in a generation obsessed with “my truth.”

You hear it all the time.

That’s just my truth.

I’m living my truth.

This is what feels right to me.

But what happens when your truth contradicts God’s truth?

We’ve convinced ourselves that truth is fluid. That it can be bent, reshaped, or personalized based on how we feel, how we were raised, or what makes us feel good in the moment. But that’s not truth. That’s preference. That’s comfort. That’s ideology.

And God didn’t call us to be comfortable. He called us to be transformed.

In John 18, Pontius Pilate stood face to face with Jesus and asked, “What is truth?” It’s a question people are still asking today. But Pilate missed something critical Jesus had already answered that question.

Just moments before, Jesus declared, “Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

Truth isn’t just an idea. It’s a voice.

And that voice has a name: Jesus.

He didn’t say truth is whatever you want it to be. He didn’t say follow your heart, trust your instincts, or chase what makes you happy. He said, follow Me.

There’s a dangerous lie in today’s culture that says truth should affirm you. That if it doesn’t agree with you, then it must be wrong or judgmental. But here’s the reality:

God’s truth doesn’t conform to us.

It confronts us.

It convicts us.

And ultimately, it transforms us.

When you live by “your truth,” you seek validation. But when you live by His truth, you find salvation.

It’s not about what feels right, it’s about what is right. And God’s Word is clear. His truth doesn’t shift. It doesn’t evolve with culture. It stands.

That means if your version of truth allows you to keep living in sin, keep doing what you’ve always done, keep sounding like the world, acting like the world, and justifying behaviors that clearly go against God’s Word, then it’s not truth at all. It’s a counterfeit. It’s deception dressed up as freedom.

You don’t get to rewrite the truth to match your lifestyle.

The truth is meant to rewrite you.

Jesus said in John 17:17, “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”

Real truth changes you. It sanctifies you. It pulls you out of who you used to be and shapes you into who God created you to become. That’s not always easy. It doesn’t always feel good. But it’s always worth it.

You can’t be set free by a truth you refuse to surrender to.

So today, stop chasing your own version of truth.

Start listening to His voice.

And let the truth—the real truth—set you free.