Let’s Be Honest, Pretense is Never Attractive. Putting on a facade could bring on the attention you seek, but it can Never sustain a Lasting Relationship.
God’s Wisdom is Not hypocritical, so thinking you can hold down a Good relationship or marriage with lies & deception would be a fantasy, because the connection forged by hypocrisy is Always Baseless. Jas 3:17 “But the wisdom that is from above is First pure then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
I once bought an orange which looked Really good & fresh on the outside, but when I sunk my teeth into it, it was rotten & sour in the inside. Immediately, I thrashed it, because it wasn’t worth its glow. This is exactly how it is when we pretend through relationships. The whole facade could be intriguing at first, but eventually the truth would be known & the relationship forfeited.
So the Question is, how do you remain true to yourself?
1. Embrace your True identity in Christ. Don’t shy away from whom The Lord says You Are! Psalm 139:14. Refuse to be deceived by others, stay with whom God has created you to be, because He said “Before I forn you in your mother’s whom I knew you and created you…for My Purpose….” Jeremiah 1:5 & Jeremiah 29:11.
2. Mirror 🪞 yourself in the Truth of God’s Word, to Know if you are in alignment with The Lord, in whom you’ve become? Take a look at 1Corinthians 13 & 2Peter 1:4-10 for this.
3. Identify those traits in you that are not Christ -like and begin to consciously work towards becoming a Better you through the Truths of Scriptures and the Help of the Holy Spirit, as you exchange your weakness for Christ’s Strength Romans 6-8 & 2Corinthian12:9
4. Pray in the Spirit & Yield your members to Christ Jesus for the matching Grace to be who He intends you to be Romans 6:11-14.
5. Build your Confidence in God’s Words to you, refute the lie of the devil at every turn. Stand your ground in Holiness and never exchange it for the deception of darkness. How? By Beholding the Light (Chris† Jesus) Joshua 1:8 as you do, you can Never fail.
6. Be Truthful to those you meet about where you are, sharing your strength, weakness & character flaws Ephesians 4:25, as you stay with the program of laying aside the sins & becoming a better version of you 1Peter 2:1.
7. Choose to walk in the God kind of Love Daily! A choice for Love; Always transform lives inside 💠 out 🫙. Thus 1Corinthians 13 & 2Peter1:5-10 becomes your watch word and guide, on a daily basis. This would lead to a failure proof lifestyle that would birth a concensus within you, in agreement with whom others see you to be publicly, and who you are privately.
When we See ourselves the way God Sees us, we wouldn’t be scared about how we look, Behind the Sheets, because by Grace, we’ll be in alignment with Him!
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Love Regardless💕,
Pastor Esther Fadumiye.
PEF Ministries Intl. 