Is your relationship with God real or for show?

Is your relationship with God for show or for real?

At the start I want to say that this is not me wanting to judge you or others. This is something I’ve felt convicted about. At the end of the day what is important is that you are having a real relationship with God. That is what I want to talk about.

So on social media (and other places) but specifically on socials, I see a lot of “influencer Christian content creators”.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with being a content creator who makes Christian content. I think it is so amazing when people are BOLD in sharing their faith. It is encouraging and inspiring! I love when people can show the LIGHT of Christ wherever they go.

The problem I have, where I feel convicted, is if my faith is genuine so when I talk it comes from an overflow of knowing God and loving Him. Or is it for show. Do I actually love and want a relationship with God or do I like being seen as the “Christian girl”. Do I actually love studying God’s word or do I like the “Christian bible study girl aesthetic”? It is for likes and others or is it out of the overflow of the heart in being with God?

I want my faith to be real. I want my relationship with God to come first. I don’t want Him to become my “content” but my life. Not the thing I do to get likes or views but my life is centered around God. I don’t want the aesthetic, I want the real thing. I want a real relationship.

I want my faith and my relationship with Jesus to be real and not for show.

“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” —Matthew 6:6-8

Will you spend time with Him today? Will you make your relationship with God the priority in your life?

I encourage you to find time everyday to be in God’s word and spend time with Him! You can do this whenever you have time or if you don’t have time then you may have to say “no” to things to say “yes” to God. You can read your physical Bible or you can listen on audio to hear God’s word while you are cleaning or doing other things. I encourage you to make time to be with God every day.

This is a daily choice. Each day you get to decide what you do. I hope your faith is real. I hope your faith is genuine. I pray that you know God in an intimate and real way. I pray that God meets with you and speaks with you. I pray that you will fall in love with God and put Him first. I pray that your faith is not for show or for other people’s approval or because you think it is the good or right thing to do.

I pray your faith is real!

C.S. Lewis once said: “I want God. Not my idea of God.”

This is my prayer and hope for all of us.

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