Will the Real You Stand Up...

When the new year comes it always makes me want to sit down and re think how I lived this past year. How did I do? Did I do all that I wanted to do? It also makes me wonder what are some things that I can change this year to make myself better. I feel like sometimes though it is like we are like two different people in life. The person we want everyone to see and the one that we don't want anyone to know about. Can I ask you, will the real you stand up this year?

As Christians we all understand we have failures. It says in scripture, "for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." The question is, what are we doing with these failures, these issues, these sins. Too many times we just except ourselves as we are, try to forget, and hide the issues that we have. 

The great thing is that God knows exactly what we are dealing with. So what are we trying to do sweeping these issues away? We cannot fool God, so what are we trying to prove? So why not trying this year to give yourself fully to God. It is time the real you stood up and stopped trying to fool God. I am not saying you have to be perfect, because we never will, but are you actively seeking God to see a change in your life?

Pastor Tom shared a illustration last week at the prayer small group. (which by the way you need to check out) He said their are three kind of people in a church. The first are usually new to the church and they are comfortable. The next group is convicted with the wrong things they have done. The last group is the uncomfortable. It is time that we move past being comfortable or just convicted with our sin this year. It is time that we get to a place of being discomfortable. Where we say God I can no longer do this myself. I need your help to change my life and the way I think. This process is called sanctification. It is an everyday effort to see God do a difference in your life. It takes what the Bible calls a dying to the flesh everyday. When we do this though the real us is standing up for God ready and willing to do his work as his servant.