Faking it out! God noticed it.

I always wonder why  many people are not up to themselves? Why do we sugar coat things and comfort someone when actually we don’t mean it? Why on earth we always want to hide behind the position, designation, influence, our artificial smile and our common unrealistic slogan most of the time that we use, “I am praying for you”? The list is endless. Is it just because our survival means a lot and we want to maintain it? Can we seriously think from God's point of view and confess the ignominy of our masks? We all may have a valid reason to do so but miserably fall short from Christ estimation. Ever wondered how He takes it?

Psalms 51:6 “Behold you desire truth in the innermost being and in the hidden part of my heart. .”.

The psalmist King David is conscious while he articulates the above claim, ‘God desires truth in the innermost being’. As Christians, Leaders, Pastors it is so important that we display the transformed personality of who we are and not give a mirage image of ourselves. I can narrate so many experiences that I encountered with Christian leaders with whom I happened to discuss and get to know about their work and ministry. Some of them were so promising in their commitment to God and to the ministry, later at some point when I have tried texting them or contacting them (mind, not for any help) they would not even read the message and can just ignore it as a trash. 

 At one time I had a long discussion with a Christian leader about trying to add value to enhance the ministry. He was very assuring too, but then after a week or so I tried calling to know how things are going he ignored my calls thereafter. What we do to one we will do to others. This is who we are sadly but never have the slightest guilt for our misdemeanor. We contradict ourselves in so many areas and yet seen in the forefront to minister to people in various ways and expound God’s word.

Proverbs 23:7 “.. ‘He says to you Eat and drink!” but his heart is not with you.’.

Just prior to the above verse it warns us not to eat or drink with ‘a selfish man’ basically not to have any fellowship with such kind of a person irrespective of who he is, because of his selfish nature. We may judge a person by the content of the message and act, but God judges us by our intent, therefore we are inescapable. It is so easy to preach, write articles, send daily devotions to groups, send amazing quotes yet fake our identity in Christ. Proverbs 24:12 says “Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives? . . . Will he not repay [you and] every man according to his works?

Blessings,