Openness

Everybody admires openness. But who wants to be inspired by it?

Who cares? So what if I'm not perfect, so what if I am rejected or judged by Christians. How about I be open and honest? The only way to live. The only way to grow.

If I wanted your respect, I would pretend. If I wanted your admiration I'd play some role.

Forget me, I am nothing. If you respect me, let it be out of TRUE righteousness, not a fascade.

I don't even want it to be me you respect, only God in me.

And if that means being hated for the next 30 years, so be it.

If that's how long it takes me to get cleaned up, it's worth it, because it's not the short-term respect of man I'm after. It's being right with God.

Playing some part to be seen as a 'good Christian' doesn't glorify God, it glorifies me. Let's have none of that.

And if you admire God's work in me, don't praise me, praise him, and repent.