Now I don't mean that what I do isn't real but lets be honest, that old guy I picked up on the side of the road a few weeks back in the freezing temps I didn't personally want to do that. My human nature told me to keep going he'd be fine and I have a busy life. Trust me there was that part of me that kept going. I stopped to pick him up because I knew it was the right thing. I made the choice. So though it seemed like I was being nice I picked him up because it was the "Jesus thing to do." That wasn't the "Bekah Kunstman thing to do."
Then there are the people in church that get under my skin that I smile at and are happy to talk to and get along with in public. That is TOTALLY FAKE! Once again I am being a FAKE! Yup the truth is that I personally most times would love to pass by the person that annoys me, ignore them to the core and give them the cold shoulder. That is the human nature side of me. But the "Jesus thing to do" is; "LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU" (John 13:34) So what do I do, I say a prayer every week before I walk into church that the people who get under my skin secretly will see the love of Jesus shine through me, not the attitude of my selfish side this keeps me from pretending because somehow Jesus manages to come out my mouth not the thoughts I would sometimes like to speak.
The truth is that all Christians face moments of being purely fake. Well honestly most of us who want to follow after Christ have it down to being an expert at it.
Why?
It's not because we are fake, it's because deep down in the core of our soul we want to show Jesus love to everyone. It's just us trying to imitate the love of our Father. We want to make God the Father proud to call us His. We want to make Jesus name be glorified. Sometimes the fact that we are nice to someone or go out of our way to do a good deed has nothing to do with the fact that we want others to perceive us a good or nice or a wonderful Christian. We do these things because our heart is in the right spot. God knows our hearts are naturally evil but we make the choice to do the right thing because it's what God wants us to do, nothing more, nothing less.
So, when other people may say I am a fake, have at it! You are RIGHT ON! I am a fake! I am the one who tries to imitate Christ, not my human nature side which means I am a fake.
I want to be a blessing to others not because it's easy for me to do, I do it because Jesus would want me to do that and wants me to be a light to the world around me. The only way I can be a true light in this dark world for Him is to choose to do the right thing, let His goodness shine through my actions. I choose to make the choice to be nice, to be friendly, to go out of my way and help out the person who can't return the favor so that hopefully they can see a glimpse of Jesus. I want them to see The One who I want running my heart even on the days when I feel frustrated, or depressed or hurt.
Are you a fake? Do you come across to others as fake and hate that they think of you that way because you know deep down that you love Jesus and all you want is to let others see Him through your actions even on a bad day? It's o.k! Join the crowd, be a fake. But Be real in your fakeness. Don't let other people destroy your journey of your life of faith just because they think you are fake.
The truth is we all have the human nature side in us, the selfish side, the side that wants us to do things that are wrong and for ourselves more than others. Stick to your Faith in being fake! Don't just be a fake in front of your Christian friends be a fake everywhere! Especially in places where it's the hardest. In the grocery store you can be a fake, in the church you can be a fake, in your home you can be a fake! Be a fake by making the choice to choose showing the love of Jesus to everyone because it makes the Heavenly Father happy with you.
Remember that just because you make the right choice because it makes God happy doesn't make you a bad person, it makes you look more like Jesus (who may I remind you is the person we are called as Christians to imitate Ephesians 5:1). Making the choices to go against human nature makes you stronger than the person who does things because they are selfish and looking for personal worldly pleasure.
So if you ever get called fake, be excited! There is a good chance you are showing the love of Christ even when most people know it's easier to make the other choice. You did the right thing by choosing to react in a way that is loving and Christian not in a way that is natural for the world to do.
The world will only know Jesus if we strive to show His love through our actions to all.
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