Wednesday 5/8/2019

Spiritual Maturity Impedance #7 Verses Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine Says she wants to look that way But her hair isn't straight her body isn't fake And she's always felt overweight Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see That beauty is within your heart And you were made with such care your skin your body and your hair Are perfect just the way they are Chorus There could never be a more beautiful you Don't buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do So there could never be a more beautiful you Seventh Impedance - Insincerity The the more sincere we are the more Christlike we can become. The less sincere we are the further from Christlikeness we are. Sincerity - the quality or state of being sincere: honesty of mind: freedom from hypocrisy Insincerity - the quality of NOT expressing genuine feelings, or acting disingenuous. Hypocritical. Being sincere in tough times doesn't mean you lose the ability to exercise other spiritual disciplines like grace and mercy. When you're in a tough place/a struggle/a difficult time: Sincerity doesn't excuse sinfulness. Sincerity doesn't excuse selfishness. Insincerity enslaves and eventually catches up and destroys. Sincerity breeds freedom. Sincerity leads to connection...connection leads to care...care leads to investment...investment is essential for growth. Three areas that sincerity is important: Faith: 1 Tim. 1:5 2 Tim. 1:5 2 Cor. 11:3 (ESV) Heb 10:22 Insincerity is an impedance to operating in faith. Faith is what pleases God and produces works. 2. Love 2 Cor. 8:7-8 Eph. 6:24 Rom. 12:9 (ESV) Insincerity is an impedance to operating in love. Love is the definition of Christ and greatest virtue we can possess and express. 3. Service Josh 24:14 (ESV) Rom. 12:11 (ESV) Col. 3:22 (ESV) Insincerity is an impedance to serving God and others. Servanthood is our call to follow after Christ in. Sincerity isn't a score, it's a standard. You don't measure sincerity by what you do compared to others. You measure sincerity by why do you what you do.