Disorder Diagnosed
James 1:8 (Amplified Bible)
8[For being as he is] a man of two minds (hesitating, dubious, irresolute), [he is] unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything [he thinks, feels, decides].
I was talking to Lisa last night and I told her that the Lord will not leave me alone about this personal ownership issue. We talked about how one person can have two totally different lifestyles, and not think anything about it. Some professions require you to live the life of a double agent, but in other cases its identity theft. They look like, sound like and even walk like the person they are dwelling in, but their actions don’t line up or fit the usual profile of the individual.
A famous example of this is Beyonce. She has created this stage persona of Sasha Fierce and people are just eating it up. The truth of the matter is that its still Beyonce. No matter how wild and crazy she gets, its Beyonce. She says that her alter ego allows her to be free and to perform at a level that shy and timid Beyonce can not reach. Sounds like she is “blaming it on the alcohol”. Does she think that people will think something is wrong with Beyonce performing half dressed on stage, but embrace a Sasha Feirce doing the same thing.
See when we hide behind our false identity, we do what we want, and as long as we don’t get caught or caught up by anybody we don’t see anything wrong with it. We want to be the saint on Sunday morning, and the ain’t all week long. Our church members see a side of us that our co-workers don’t, and our co-workers see a side of us that our children don’t, and then our children see a side of us that our non-saved friends don’t. At the end of the day when we look into the mirror, who is looking back at us. Will the real YOU, please stand up.
God is not concerned about what’s on the outside. How loud you can “Praise Him”. How long you can keep your hands in the air. Or how holy you appear to be to the world. God is concerned about what’s on the inside. The core of our being. The true motive and intent of our actions, choices, and decisions. We can’t hide the truth from God, so let’s stop trying.
Today as we continue to purge out our multiple personalities, let’s begin to get honest with ourselves and our creator. Its time to pack away the masks, peel away the layers, and remove the excess make-up that is covering up our true beings.
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