I have thought a bit about being real tonight. If everybody was real with each other how much simpler life would be. The problem is that if we are real and that is rejected that is the ultimate rebuke. At least if we are only partly real we can only get partially hurt. But then the flip side of this is that unless we are truly real we shall never know perfect acceptance. So being real can teach us both the heights and depths of true living. In relation to God we can be real with him when we know he truly accepts us as we are and when we are real with him we can be really accepted. That is the main reason why people endure all manner of torture, persecution and deprivation for the gospel. Because they know what will be returned to them shall far outweigh what has been lost.
We also know that if the gospel is rejected it is not ultimately us but Jesus and if we are real about who we are then it is God our creator who is rejected.
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