“My little children let us not love in word or in tongue but in deeds and in truth,” (1 John 3:18). Much of life is propped up with facades and imaginations but truth is the ultimate game-changer. The human mind is capable of engineering a fantasy spiritual life so convincing that even we believe it, then truth comes charging in like a rhino in a china store. While painful at first, facing truth frees the soul like nothing else. As it states in John 8:32, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Lord of Truth, I have many delicate things balanced on flimsy shelves. You only knock things down to build them up better than ever. You push to the side that which is of no lasting value. While there is pain in the moment, I welcome Your truth.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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