Authenticity, humility and an approachable spirit will open doors for you to impact people deeply. To be real and to be consistently real is a quality Jesus not only modeled, but He said we should strive for it too.
There’s no such thing as a perfect person so we can rest easy knowing that it’s a goal that we just can’t achieve. But authenticity, the ability to choose to be real… now that is achievable. Not only is it achievable… it’s essential if you want God to use you to the fullest for His purposes.
When you read the word “guile” it’s important to know that the definition of the word basically means “inconsistency, hypocrisy, fraud or deceit.” I Peter 2:22 says of Jesus that “in Him was found no guile.” Jesus was everything He claimed to be. Wherever He was, whoever He was with, in all situations He was real.
Here are a few places “guile” is mentioned in scripture…
I Peter 2:1, “Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings…”
I Peter 2:22, “Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:”
Psalm 101:2, “I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.”
- To be real is to be consistent in your words and actions.
- To be real is to be the person at home that you are away from home.
- To be real means you don’t let envy or jealousy affect your relationships.
- To be real means you will walk with a pure heart and not live with wrong motives.
- To be real means you will be okay with your strengths and weaknesses, you will be self-aware and not claim to be more than you are or less than you are… you will be true before God and trust Him to use you as the person He created you to be.
Read Psalm 101 and notice how David committed to be real before God.
I’d love to hear from you about how God is at work in your life. You can email me, post a comment or even leave a voicemail at 423-381-0018.
Ken Turner
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