Hey there Beloveds,
It's been a while I know. But know that I am constantly praying for you. But something has been tugging at my spirit for quite a while now. Ever since an altercation with someone who will remained unnamed, I've been investigating the word hypocrite. As stated in the dictionary, a hypocrite is someone who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
Alright, so lets break this down. So in order to be a hypocrite, you must be pretending or in other words what you make seem real is in fact not real. In my case, I was being called a hypocrite when it came to my faith. So my relationship with Christ was named fake, false, phony. No one on this earth has the power to tell you that your relationship with Christ is fake. Please be advised that if someone is scrutinizing your relationship with Christ with a fine tooth comb is because they want the same relationship you have with Him. No one on this earth has liberty or authority to tell you what you feel with Him is fake. 1 John 2:27 (NLT) says, "But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ." So it's pretty clear, once the Holy Spirit dwells within you there is no reason to have to convince people what is true in your relationship. Stop fighting a fight that does not need to be fought.
Secondly, as Christians we will stumble, trip and whatever else but what make us different than the world is that we do not have to fall completely to the ground. God will catch us right before and He will dust our shoulders off, stand us up straight and guide us to move on. Psalms 37:24 "though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand." We will make mistakes and our actions may not line up directly to God's word all the time. But when we stumble and make mistakes (it's going to happen), God will correct us of them. We will not be down for long.
Lastly, before your flesh may feel the need to call people out for doing something "unchristian-like" reevaluate your own life. Matthew 7:3 says "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" and Romans 2:1 says "Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things." You can't sit and critique someone else's walk with Christ and actions when your own life could use some improvements. Don't be so quick to judge because at the end of the day, the same Christ who died for you also died for them. And would do it again and again and again, even it meant enduring the unimaginable pain.
So am I hypocrite? No. Am I flawed? Yes. I am :
Forgiven
Loved
Anointed
unWorthy
sErvant
Devoted
His love for you is unconditional
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