“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” (1 John 3:18) Authenticity is being genuine, trustworthy, unmasked, and exhibiting behavior that matches one’s values. The one person we MUST be authentic with is the Lord. We may put on aires to impress others, be people pleasers, or diplomatic, but with God we must be real. “How do we begin? We begin by recognizing that we are in need of spiritual deliverance. “I come to him, just me in the totality of my being, with my history, my body, soul, affections and mind – I come to him, God’s great Prophet, Priest and King, Son of God and Son of Man, wholly human and wholly divine, two natures in one indivisible person. I simply put all of myself into his hands, under his control, beneath his rule. I entrust myself to him, to the glory of his person and to the perfection of his finished work. When I know my ignorance he says, ‘I am the truth;’ when I am lost he says, ‘I am the way;’ when I feel dead, he says, ‘I am the life.’ I say to him, ‘There is no one else I can turn to. There is no other name I can plead.’ I commit myself to him in all his offices. I resign myself to him.” Our authenticity is found in Christ. Know thyself! GiGi❤️
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