the lord will separate the real things from the counterfeits.

it's happening even as i find the boldness to speak out about it.

the sheep from the goats. those who say they love god and those who, although they may not speak it forth, love god with everything that is within them. there's a verse that most christians know by heart that talks about how, on the day of judgement, the lord will turn to the most prominent of kings and have to turn them away, saying "depart from me, for i never knew you." and they will be confused, because they did everything they could for god. they got so busy working for the kingdom that they forgot who the king was.

and then there will be those that the lord speaks "well done, thy good and faithful servant! enter into your promise." and these are the people who were willing to fill their schedule with the hassles, but knew that at the end of the day, there was nothing more important than the god of the universe.

this is something that is becoming more and more apparent to me every single day. you can be so absolutely busy for the work of the lord and have tragically flawed character. i admire those of us who sit and wait on the lord (not sit around like lazy dogs) and find their strength for intimacy and character. because, when under pressure, i'm going to trust the foundational people much more than the ones who just keep running around in order to distract themselves from their meaningless works.

people get hateful when they have nothing to base their crazy schedules on. there is this spirit in them, almost like an angry pride, that thins out their good looks and their brilliant personality, and even their spunk. their fire dies out and they are embittered, angry, and washed up on the shore. this is a painful sight to see, when these were the people you once adored, but i implore you to watch yourself. be careful. don't be like those of the church that end up going nowhere with their lives because they burnt out on their lack of sustenance, character, and humility.

because, someday, your sins and your falsities will find you out.
someday...
the lord will separate the real things from the counterfeits.