Authentic Life

" I had a rusty spade but I'm not the fighting sort...if I was Samson I'd have found that harlot's blade...and cut my own hair short!...then in a market dimly lit I come casually to pray...you see my coins are counterfeit...but accept them anyway

so spare me your goodbyes...your waving-handkerchief-good-byes...given my tendency to err so on the sentimental side...I'll spare you my goodbyes..the truth belongs to God..the mistakes were mine" MewithoutYou

First I love mewithoutyou. Even if you cant get into their music you need to at least read their lyrics. So beautiful and mostly authentic. I had a conversation yesterday with someone and we started talking about authentic living, being true to your self. This has got to be one of the hardest things to do I think for all of us. Not that I don't try but I fight the temptation of being so authentic that it offends people, or trying to search for an answer that will just get by. What I mean is that I think non of us ever live completely true to what or who we are. We're so worried what people might think that we bring these counterfeit offerings to others including God. I find sometimes as I act out of what I believe God has put on my heart it's questioned. Obviously my own will is going to sometimes bleed it's way into what I do, but I must believe when I make a decision I have prayed about faithfully that God is in the decision I am lead to. I think its amazing though that even when we bring these horrible offerings to God of our time and minds what ever it is He accepts it. He knows exactly what we are thinking but still finds a way to use what we are offering for His own good. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I think I'm authentic but I also know that I fall short because I am so weak, I'm so happy Christ can overcome those shortcomings to make sure others see Him.