2Cor 3:13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away.
But we do, don’t we?
Most of us are skilled at veiling our lives and controlling what it is everyone sees. In the above passage we see Paul explaining how Moses would cover his face from keeping people from seeing that the glory of God was fading away (Exodus 34). In the passage Paul encourages us to see that we are not to hide/veil the glory of God in our lives as God is changing us into the image of Jesus. Do you veil?
The ME I Want You to See.
Do you ever make something or someone seem better than it actually is online? Maybe you can relate to…
- “More Spiritual Than You Guy” loves to post bible verses to let you know that he is more spiritual than you. He’s not afraid to start online bible arguments and to tell you what’s wrong with you. MSTYG is more spiritual than you and he hopes that you understand that (at least that’s what he thinks). The truth is that MSTYG has a love problem – he loves Jesus, he just doesn’t necessarily love the people Jesus loves.
- “Got It Together Mom” is better at being a mom than you. The imaginative crafts she does with her kids and posts online are better than yours (do you even do crafts with your kids) and her meals are better and prettier than the hamburger helper you fixed. The truth about GITM is that she struggles with insecurity and feels the need to boost her self-esteem by building up her online image.
- “Wish You Were Here Poster” doesn’t actually #wishyouwerehere, they just want you to know that they are “here” and you aren’t. WYWHP sometimes is more excited to make you jealous about their trip than actually enjoying the trip itself.
- “Perfect Marriage Person” has a spouse that “completes” them. They love to share how great their significant other is and can be quite sickening in their over the top post. What hurts is when you find out that PMP doesn’t have a perfect marriage at all but fakes it to make themselves feel better about their imperfect marriage. If they put the effort into their relationship that they put into their online posts they might actually have a better marriage.
WOW… those were kind of harsh, weren’t they. But you know, I’m trying to make a point: Quit trying to pretend to be someone online that you aren’t.Quit trying to impress people you aren’t even connected with. It’s time to stop using a filter on everything in your life. The more that we use filters on our lives the less authentic we are. And that’s not who Jesus created us to be.
16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
#nofilter #forreal
