Well we have adopted a new saying at out church and it is one that i hope we can stick with “Make it Real!!!” We live in a world of virtual everything, with plastic people and false pretenses. Jesus Christ came to be real, John would say He is the “Living Word”. Jesus sought to keep it real, He was real with His family, His disciples, and even His accusers. So I ask you (or maybe I am just aksing myself) “Why is it so hard to keep it real?”
Why do I think it is nescessary to put on a smile when I go to church or say its “OK” even when its not. Why do I tell people that I love them and am praying for them knowing full well that I just want them to go away. Why is my reality only the outbursts of my flesh that my family (who I love dearly) have to deal with. Maybe the reason that my flesh is so real and my spirit is not is because of what I believe. I mean lets face it I know I get grumpy when I don’t get sleep, I have experienced that on many occasions. Yet do I know that GOD will heal me, He will help me, He loves me have I experienced that? Is that a reality to me or just a fanciful leap of Faith? And if it isn’t whose fault is that? Is it my Pastor, my spouse, my church, my God?
NO!!! ITS MINE!!!
The reality is that GOD is real, He is really there and He really loves me. He sent His real son to die a real death so that I would not have to go to a real Hell. He wants me to live a real life where I am constantly seeking His guidance and strength in each and everything I do. He wants to be so real to me, that through me others might believe in Him. He wants my life to be so real (genuine) that I might glorify my Father in heaven as He did with His sacrifice on the Earth.
So what about you? Is He real to you? Are you real to Him and others around you?
Really think about it, would you?
