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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Don't call me a hypocrit!

Main Entry: hypocrite
Pronunciation: 'hi-p&-"krit
Function: nounEtymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritEs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai
1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

I have been accused this week of being a hypocrite. I am here to tell anyone that ends up here that I am not. I have a faith in God that is the core of my being. My faith in God gets me out of bed each morning to face yet another day of overwhelming responsibility and inevitable failure, but I rise up to face it all, just the same. While I may faulter in my walk, as we all do, I walk with Him every day. I strive to do good, to be good and to be a Christian exammple to my children and others. I do not put on a false appearance of religion. I do the best I can. I do not act in contradiction of my beliefs intentionally, but I do stumble. I guess that makes me a sinner, but thanks to Jesus Christ, whose life left him as he hung on a cross for me, I am forgiven. Call me a sinner, but don't call me a hypocrite.

2 comments:

Hope said...

AMEN...sinner saved by Grace...where ohhh where would we be without Grace!! ((((HUGS)))

Love,
Hope

Beckie said...

I am a sinner too and am thankful for the forgiving grace of Jesus that we all can have.....

This hurts, I know....but rest in what Jesus says you are.