I remember a time in my life where I knew everything I was supposed to do and I did it so 'perfectly' that no one ever suspected that it was all just pretense. I liked God and I liked the church, especially the Youth Group, but I also liked the friends in my school and the exciting life they seemed to live. And so I did both. I'd faithfully attend church and 'wholeheartedly' participated in all activities there, but whenever I was not in church or among my church friends, I'd behave just like everybody else in the world.
I knew how to lie and I knew how to pretend...
And that's how I know that many young people who go to church, pray, talk about God and the Bible, who are even taking part in the 21 days of Fasting are actually... lying. Lying to themselves, lying to others and thinking they are also lying to God.
They raise their hands and seek the Holy Spirit and sometimes even cry - just like I did many times - but everything is just pretense. They will talk to the pastor and to God about all sorts of things, except about what truly matters.
They never receive any answers to their prayers, neither do they see any results from their faith because there is something they are hiding, something they don't want anyone to find out. Something they've done or are still doing. They are so concerned about what others might think when they find out the truth that they forget that the Person who should NEVER know about their secret, already does. The One who should never find it out, already HAS.
You pretend because you fear that people will get disappointed at you, you fear you might lose a certain position you hold in the church, you fear embarrassment, you fear rejection...
"But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!" Luke 12:5
Do you want to keep pretending? Do you want to pretend that you never read this post or that it has nothing to do with you? Very well, but you know where these lies are leading you...
P.S.:In case you want to do like I did many years ago and vomit what's been chocking you, feel free to use my bucket.
Very true Raphaela,
ReplyDeletelies seem to be the easiest way out at the time but in the long run it only serves as a burden, a hinderance/blockage in your relationship with God and a heavy concience. A smart person ways things out. What is worthed risking your salvation because of a lie or come out with the truth no matter what it may cost you 'earthly'.
I know what it is to live like this, because I had done it for so long, before I truly gave everything up to follow Him. It's exhausting living this double life and in the end, you're only fooling yourself, and further yet, harming yourself. Thanks, Mrs. Raphaela. May God continue using you to help us all :-)
ReplyDeleteWOAH , Very Strong Mrs Raphaela how did you overcome this lieing life?
ReplyDeleteWhen a person lies, there is like a dark cloud over the person that makes them feel really bad to the point of them having to think of another lie to cover up the first one. But when a person is sincere they walk around without a care in the world because they know there is nothing accusing them. They are FREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is true Mrs.Raphaela sometimes we think that lying will not get us in trouble when it does get is in trouble. Because at the people star finding out the truth and that every word you said it was a lie. So, we have to say the truth even do sometimes we are going to get rebuke but, we are saying the truth.
ReplyDeleteThis is very strong ! People can go abouts deceiving themselves friends assistants pastors members but they cannot do it to God and their consequences will lead them to destruction k. Gordonuk
ReplyDeleteWe must be true to God, our self and to the other people. We cannot hide our self forever, because one day God will reveal the truth cause He is the truth. I learned also that we MUST have this fear to God because if we have that we will never pretend who we are, we will show the true us and not hiding anything. The number one that must be in our mind is what will God will think of us and not what the other people will think about us.
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