This weeks host is Deborah Shank at Chocolate & Coffee and she selected the following quote for this week:
"We are only what we are in the dark; all the rest is reputation. What God looks at is what we are in the dark- the imaginations of our minds, the thoughts of our heart, the habits of our bodies; these are the things that mark us in God's sight. Character is what you are in the dark." Oswald Chambers My Utmost for His Highest
The word consistent keeps coming to mind. Miriam-Webster online dictionary defines consistent as:
"marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity : free from variation or contradiction"
This is my desire, that my life be free from contradiction.
“What you see is what you get.” This is a phrase that is most often used in a negative way. In my quest to live a transparent life “what you see is what you get” is good, and real and true. There may be flaws, look carefully. If you choose to take me, you must take me as I am. Who I am is who I am, who God created me to be, both in public and in the privacy of my prayer closet.
"But by God's grace I am what I am, and his grace shown to me was not wasted." 1 Corinthians 15:10a ISV
I am a work in progress, still raw, with ragged edges. If I attempt to hide those rough spots, I’ll put so much effort into the cover-up that you’ll never really see me, and you’ll also not see Christ in me. If I show you my faith without any of my doubts I betray the truth of a daily walk with my Lord.
I desire to live each moment of my day in a way that glorifies my King, so that a world that is watching will not be given an opportunity to cry “hypocrisy” yet again.
In Miriam-Webster hypocisy is defined as:
"a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not ; especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion"
Lord God, I pray that You continue to lead me, guide me and teach me to walk in truth; to remove any masks I may have been wearing to gain the approval of man, for the only approval I need is Yours. Strengthen me to allow all of my imperfections to show so that my life may reflect the work You have done in me. May my life be pleasing unto You, Lord God, in the darkness of my private time as well as in my public life, for Your glory and the glory of Your Son.
6 comments:
An excellent word & one I needed to hear today!
What you see is what you get. I love it! Thanks for posting today. Blessings!
Love this post! Thank you for sharing. I'm striving for a "what you see is what you get" life.
I love the 1 Corinthians verse. In the NIV the last part reads, "and his grace to me was not without effect." Amen! His grace makes me who I am.
And I like this thought:
If I attempt to hide those rough spots, I’ll put so much effort into the cover-up that you’ll never really see me, and you’ll also not see Christ in me.
It reminds me of "Hide it under a bushel? NO! I'm gonna let it shine. . ."
May people see more of Him and less of us, huh?
Yes, the only One we need to please is our Heavenly Father.
You are so right we need to be true to ourselves and be honest about who we are with others! I pray I can strive to be like this.
Collette x
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