How true it is! I have been in the ministry for over 40 years
of my life and I can testify to the fact that it is much easier to minister
amongst a people who don't know you really well as it is to those who do. It's not too hard to understand why. Public figures have a certain image they
portray. It is not usually the same
image they have in their personal lives.
When out of the public eye, we often act and speak differently. We aren't as careful in how we come
across. Those who are a part of our
personal lives see us as we are, warts and all.
They judge us by how we live amongst them. They see us through different lenses than do
those who follow us publicly. Therefore,
it is harder for those closest to us to value our public ministry for what it
is.
The best way to win over those who know
us best is to strive to live consistent lives before them as much as possible. We must always strive to be the godly
character we portray ourselves to be in public.
We must strive to keep our motives pure so that whatever we do in public
will be for the glory of Christ and not our personal gain. We must always stay in a right relationship
with the Lord so that we can be the godly people He wants us to be, whether we
are in the public eye or not. It is not
an easy thing to do, but it is the thing the Lord wants us to do. It is the thing we must do if we are going to
please Him.
In reality, there should be no such
thing as putting on our Sunday best. If
we strive to be righteous on Sunday and are not so careful the rest of the
week, we are not right with God. If
those who know us outside of church can't see the faith that those inside the
church see, we are not right with God.
We do not showcase righteousness; we live it every moment of our
lives.
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