How I Fact-Check Through Faith

One thing I have realized about myself is this: I fact-check through faith.

And honestly? That may sound unusual to some people, but it has become one of the ways I process life.

When something happens:

• a dream
• a thought
• a realization
• an emotional shift
• a pattern
• a vision

I usually begin pulling apart the individual pieces.

I ask:

• What does this remind me of?
• Where have I seen this before?
• What patterns are showing up?
• What wisdom already exists around this?
• What actions followed similar situations?

And honestly? That process helps ground me.

Because I do not only want emotional reactions. I want understanding.

That is why I often:

• reflect
• research
• observe
• compare experiences
• seek wisdom
• and return to scripture.

Scripture gives me:

• language
• examples
• patterns
• accountability
• wisdom
• perspective

It allows me to place:

• names
• actions
• emotions
• outcomes

onto situations that otherwise feel emotionally abstract.

And honestly? That helps me process life more intentionally.

I noticed this years ago when I began realizing my daughter may have autism.

Instead of immediately panicking, I sought understanding.

I intentionally spent time around another parent with a nonverbal autistic child. And honestly? Just being in the room observing their interactions helped me understand what I was working with.

That experience taught me something important.

Sometimes understanding comes through:

• proximity
• observation
• patience
• experience
• reflection

Not just assumption.

And honestly? That is how I approach many areas of life now.

I learn. I observe. I experience. I reflect. I return to God.

Not because I expect perfection. But because I want alignment.

I want to know:

• Is this wise?
• Is this sustainable?
• Is this rooted in something bigger than my emotions?
• Is this producing good fruit?

And honestly? That process has become one of the ways I hold myself accountable.

Not emotionally. Not performatively.

But intentionally.

Scripture

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding…”

1 Thessalonians 5:21 “Test everything. Hold on to the good.”