We live in a country where appearance is everything. Before the housing market bust, I had friends who had these really huge houses and expensive cars and I would wonder how they could afford that, especially when we both basically had the same income.
What I didn't know was that they were eating peanut butter and jelly every night and they were sleeping on the floor because they couldn't afford a bed.
A lot of times, we are so concerned with the way that we present ourselves to the outside world that we begin to believe the persona that we have created is real! We begin to compare ourselves to those around us and we forget that as people that believe in a Holy God, we have a different standard.
Can any of us say that we are living a sinless life?
6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (ESV - 1 John 1:6-10)
When we forget that we have the potential to stray away from God, we begin to take grace for granted and we are in danger of wandering away from what we believe. I'm sure, if you take an honest assessment of your life, you'll see times where you have done this very thing.
Just as Jesus instructed His disciples to pray in the Lord's prayer, we need to ask God to forgive us of our sins when we pray, as well as forgive those who have done wrong to us.
Let spend to today really focusing on having true fellowship with God and allowing that to impact how we relate to others.
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