If what we say and what we do are at odds with one another, then there is no discerning the good from the bad in the court of public opinion. Say a man walked into a bank with $5.85 in his pocket and proceeded to rob the bank of $499 staying underneath the $500 threshold for grand theft. When officers arrest the man they find the man with $504.85 cents on his person, how much is his likely to be charged with stealing? If you had just witnessed the robbery, would you believe him if he said that $5.85 was his? My guess is, no. This is the same challenge we face by choosing to be Christ followers. We are not perfect, nor will we be in this world, however how we behave needs to line up with our actions or else, just like the robber, no one is going to believe anything we have to say. It's not an easy road, and it means eating some humble pie along the way. We can't be perfect, but we can be honest and show people the difference between making mistakes and living a perpetual life of habitual sin.
So tonight, I'm praying that God would show me the areas in my life that Need attention, and I pray that you also would seek Him on ways in which He wishes to work in your life. It's not easy, but He will never leave or forsake us.
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