Hypocrite

It was just revealed to me this morning that I reek and stink of hypocrisy!

What am I doing telling people what to do or not to do? I fall short every single day of my life, so what business do I have of telling them what to do when most of the time I don't do what I'm teaching?

But this is the real kicker...Is their relationship with God based on what they do or do not do? Is my relationship with my God based on what I do or do not do? Since my bible study time, my prayer time and my praising time in the morning was cut down to a minimum this past week due to the convention, does that mean God stepped back in my life this past week? Is it based on how much I do that reflects how much God loves me? So, does that mean on the days that I spend in doing His works, He loves me more and on the days when my schedule gets in the way that He loves me less? The answer is no, God loves me unconditionally for me, for who I am in His eyes!! So, how do I build up my relationship with God?

My relationship with God was opened when Christ was crucified on the cross. My salvation is a gift from God that I do not deserve. It was grace that God gave us when he gave His one and only Son to be crucified for our sins. The Almighty One gave me an undeserved gift and unmerited favor.

I've heard people from my church say that as soon as my fire burns out, I will be just like them. I will once again be apathetical in my worship! But I say phooey, the flow of the Holy Spirit is like an unendless supply of fuel, it never burns out! God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit will always be there, surrounding me and bathing me in His love. It never lessens from day to day, nor changed by whatever mood I'm in for that day, nor by what I do that day...He loves me wholeheartedly every single day of my life!

I have to live by the faith of the Son of God crucified on the cross so that I can have a relationship with God, so that I can have a free flowing of the Holy Spirit that is undeserved for me!

I have to live by my faith and not by my works!

I HAVE, HAVE, HAVE to stop judging people and preaching to them when I fall short of what I'm teaching every single day of my life!

I pray, dear God, to please help me remove this hypocrisy from my life! I have to stop focusing on what other people do and focus on You, Your grace and Jesus crucified and work on my relationship with YOU! Thank you, thank you, thank you, God, for the gift of Jesus on the cross so that I can talk one on one with You and have a relationship with You! Thank you for giving me the gift of depending on You!