As followers of Christ we believe every thing the Bible says to be real, we believe Jesus Christ is real, that He really lived, really died and really lived again. We believe that our salvation is real through His death on the real cross and that our healing is real through the stripes He wore in His flesh. We believe that heaven and hell are real places and where we end up after this life really depends on either our sin or salvation through Gods real grace and mercy.
So since we believe all this to be real, then why is it when we show up for worship service on Sunday morning we pretend or act as if our lives are all OK? Why do we tell everyone when they ask how we're doing Sunday morning, "O I'm doing great" while inside we're really screaming for help because of our bills, job situations, sicknesses, stress, our kids, the neighbors kids and our family and finances are hurting? Why is it we believe everything about church and God should be real but we can't seem to keep it real with each other about our personal lives?
Now I don't think we should spill our guts whenever we meet together but I do believe we should share our hearts and keep it real. There isn't a single one of us who have perfect lives so why do we put on these fake smiles and wonder into church as if life isn't a real hassel sometimes?
Come on you know how life can be sometimes and the thing is God knows it because He told us it would be in His Word. That's why He told us to love each other as family and love and help each other in our everyday lives. Yes, church is a place where we meet to worship God but it's also the place to share not just our joys but our burdens with each other and with our Creator so when we leave Sunday at around noon we will leave better off for it. So my thought is, we should just keep on keeping it real with each other, with God and especially with ourselves.
