Its a common trend today that society lives multiple identities in the different environments and locations we company. For instance the common trends of teenage mind is “be who you want how you want at school” but “be who you need to be at home.”
Its rather sad that people regardless of who they are (Christian or Not) that they have to live different lives, just to be noticed. The ironic thing is if you are yourself, you will still be noticed – its just a matter of perception.
Its said that if we were to strip away everything we have, take away all our privileges and all that we own.. all we would have left is our character. The thing is about character is without all those material possessions and bounds over our lives, it will be our character which defines who we really are.
I guess we could call it a new level of integrity. Integrity is the act of doing right and having a moral soundness without having to be commended.
Character should be the same… regardless of where or how you look your character should be shown always. It will define who you are.
Youth these days have this idea that everything will be ok if we sugar coat it, if we keep it covered, if we follow the crowd. But the reality is your just living in self denial… and what will that do.. break you down, build up anger and release a rage which shall result in a consequence or two.
If you were to be yourself, do the right thing and follow your The Lord, all you have to lose is the people who mistreat you. People will love you for who are… not what you show. Cos if you show them something they want to see, when they do see your true self, they will more likely disown you.
So the moral of the story is…
1. Yes life is tough – but we are all doing it
2. Stop living your life denying who you are and what you believe
3. Find your integrity and independence in God and live life the right way
Quote:
“Your reality should be your identity, not showing who want to be or need to be, but showing your character” – Chris Furlong
Verse:
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. – Proverbs 16:25
Hmmm... I think that we are who we make ourselves to be.
ReplyDeleteTruth is, no one is perfect and blameless on their own. That's why God sent His one and only Son to die on the cross. He wants that relationship with us individually and unless we actually reciprocate His love by offering our lives as a living sacrifice, we'd be hard pressed to find perfection any other way.
The bittersweet truth is that we shouldn't worry about how other people receive us or see us, we should focus on our walk with God and He'll provide the rest. It's all goes back to our faith. We need to have faith that God will reward us for our own honesty no matter how difficult it is to remain consistent through the different facets of life.
BUT, I also think that there is a time and place for everything. While you can be as brash and blunt as you want in front of God and your spiritual family, you can't expect non-believers to find you approachable or understand you if you're in their face with the complexity of God's wonder. Unfortunately, there are so many prejudices from history that our generation has to deal with.
I guess as long as one is honest with God, and this honesty is reflected in their actions, no one else has the right or the authority to judge or come between them.