Artificial vs Authentic

God desires that our service, worship, witness, sacrifice, confession and love ALL be authentic. Yet, if we’re not careful, I think we tend to offer Him candy-coated versions … yeah, we give Him what we think He wants or what we wish we possessed or were.  But this causes us to allow deceit into what is sacred and ultimately we, ourselves, begin to accept & believe the lie. We become artificial… a fraud – and yes, like a china town rolex, without close examination most are fooled (including us).

We must lay before him what is in us, not what ought to be in us. ~ C.S. Lewis

Let’s examine our hearts. Are you artificial or authentic? God knows, do you?

Don’t just pretend that you love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of the good. Romans 12:9

… becoming more Authentic, chilly

5 Questions:

  1. Are you a poser or the real thing?
  2. How do you know?
  3. What do you do to ensure you stay on the authentic path?
  4. Who, in your life, doesn’t put up with your games?
  5. On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being most), how authentic are you?

(Number your comments 1-5 … let’s talk this out)

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Chilly Chilton is a youth specialist, church planter, lead pastor, mentor and blogger. His dynamic personality and bold message has touched the lives of people around the world for over 25 years. In the fall of 2004, Chilly planted Real Church in cultural center of Detroit. He now pastors two campuses that are radically impacting the communities of “America’s Most Dangerous City”… His mission is simple: “To inspire today’s generation to grasp their destiny and live their lives with reckless abandonment to the purpose of God.“ Chilly has also founded Xmin Academy and his charity Hope Works, Inc. He and his beautiful wife Netta live right in midtown Detroit & have 5 amazing kids.