This week we are talking again about the one another’s of the New Testament and how we can experience authentic relationships. Hi, this is Dorette Schaal with your dailyeword. This week’s encouraging word is all about being authentic. Too often our brothers and sisters in Christ see our happy face and our put together lives, and don’t realize there could be a hurting, lonely, sad or insecure person inside, longing for love and acceptance. If that’s you, I hope you can learn how loved and accepted you are. If you know people like that, let’s reach out and love them authentically. We can look beyond the surface, and really get to know people, heart to heart. Here is your daily eword.
Have you ever been that person I described in the intro? Probably all of us have been at some point in our life. If a hurting, lonely, sad or insecure person is consistently who you are, this is the time to change. Change can come as you discover how loved you are and how valuable you are in the body of Christ. Who we are inwardly should show outwardly! If we are struggling, we should ask for help. We don’t have to hide behind a mask, put on a pretty face, or act like nothing is wrong. The church is a place of love and acceptance, and we accept each other, flaws, burdens, warts, and all! We can do that because each one of us has received the grace, love and mercy of God, and once you’ve known His love, you just want to share it with others. In the process of life, we all know that everyone faces struggles, and every person you meet is facing some kind of battle. So sometimes, we get to be the encourager, and other times, we get to be the one receiving encouragement. To be authentic in your relationships, be open and honest with people around you. When you’re having a bad day, call a trusted friend and have then pray with you. Make sure you’re willing to reciprocate. Friendship and authentic relationships work that way.
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