GET REAL!

GET REAL!

2 Corinthians 2: ^{1-2 ”}Since God has so generously let us in on what he is doing, we're not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times. We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don't maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. And we don't twist God's Word to suit ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open, the whole truth on display, so that those who want to can see and judge for themselves in the presence of God.” Message

Remember the games you use to play as a kid.  Cops and robbers; cowboys and Indians; being a doctor; being a fireman; etc.  It was fun playing pretend.  But after we grow older, games of pretend should become a thing of the past.

Paul, in writing to the Corinthians says, “We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes.”  But, is that true for you, is that true for me?  I see people wearing masks all the time.  They cover their hurt, pain and need with the mask of a smile or on the other end of the spectrum with sarcasm, anger and bitterness.

It is time to get real and vulnerable.  It’s time to take off the mask! The Body of Christ is made up of people who go through tough times.  In this same verse of scripture Paul said, “…we’re not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times.”

One of the greatest benefits of belonging to the church is the connections we make with other people, connections that allow us to “keep everything we say and do out in the open.”

Find a friend today and share your heart. Let the “whole truth be on display.”  Let the healing begin.

Pastor Rick