In the middle of a sermon, he posed two questions -- the first: "How would your friends describe you?"
Pretty well, I think. Somehow I tend to build a good reputation for myself.
"How would God describe you?"
And the truthful answer is -- not in the same way that my friends would describe me. Not even close.
I think that points at so many things in my life, but the biggest thing it points to is the fact that how much I care for my reputation, even more so than my character.
One of the many things I learned from my relationship last year was how bad I dealt with a bad reputation. I thought I had the right formula. I didn't date that much, I'd say that I've waited for four years between relationships (really, just no one said "yes" for four years). I was open and direct about, I prayed about it. So when that relationship crashed, it was a huge dent on my reputation. The shame of failed relationship on top of the embarrassment of being the one who cares more.
I think that was a large part of the reason why I was floored -- for a long time. My reputation was blemished and my true character exposed.
"To the angel of the church in Sardis write: ...I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead"
Revelation 3:1
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