What did you say?

Evan looks a little bit startled here , something like," say what?". He was doing pretty well, had just eaten and was fat and happy on Thanksgiving day. This pic got me to thinking about what we say. I mean how many times have you walked some where and said to some one, "Hey, how are you?" I am sure many times a day. Now, how many times have done it and not been really wanting to know the answer to that question from said person, for whatever reason? You probably wouldn't answer that honestly even now. What I am saying is, are we really being honest, ourselves, when we ask something as simple as that or any other complex thing we might respond to others about?

The other day I was looking at myself in the car, and realized I have a faux designer make up bag, a faux designer handbag, and even a faux diamond wedding ring. There is a lot on my outside that looks less than real, or shall I say honest. In high school, I was very far from honest or dare we say, I was superficial. When I asked that question, I do not think I really cared what the person's answer was. I don't think I was honestly interested in listening to their state of being at that moment. I have since changed greatly thanks to Jesus, and high school superficiality is long gone, however, my thought was do I really always act with a honest heart toward others? toward God? My answer is a big no. God has revealed that my heart has many times gone through the motions and not been in it 100% in whatever I am attempting whether that is asking how someones day is, to places of unforgiveness or bitterness in my heart.

So whats the remedy? I think it always comes back to getting to the root. Why are you not being honest? Why live in a faux way? God certainly wants our honesty and He wants it because being real and honest in our lives is the best place for us to be for Him to work on us. Like my friend was saying this morning, if you are pretending He knows at whatever level you are consciously, or unconsciously doing it at, and until you get real, He will keep steering your path to the place where you finally get real with yourself, Him, and others.

So, as the verse tells us, Let your yes be a yes, and your no be a no. Be real. Be honest, and if you ask someone how they are.... be prepared to really want to hear what they say. If you don't want to know I guess, don't ask! Jesus is more pleased with us being the person He intends us to be, than living in some proposed idea of what we fakely thing he would like us to be. Love to you peeps.