Quotes about Authenticity

When God's Word is deliberately internalized, it will be authentically externalized because it's no longer what we do—it's part of who we are.

Not everyone in a stronghold of sin is having a good time. Many people who by the grace of God have never been "had" by the devil wrongly assume that all departures from godliness are nothing but defiance, rebellion, and proofs of inauthenticity They have no idea of the suffering involved when someone with a genuine heart for God slips from the path.

Authentic faith cannot help but act.

No matter who you are or what kind of baggage you carry with you, no matter what you look like or feel like, no matter what you do or don't do, God loves you just as you are right now. You don't have to get your act together, lose ten pounds, run a marathon, write a best-selling book, or raise perfect children. You are an extraordinary woman in His sight right now.

If my children think I'm genuine, no one else's opinion matters to me.

Authentic faith cannot help but act. If we really believe what the Word says about God and about us, our decisions and behaviors will reflect it. How we behave overwhelmingly flows from what we deeply believe.

Rid yourselves of all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. 1 Peter 2:1

If we say, "We have fellowship with Him," and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. 1 John 1:6

Be careful of those who allow microscopes to replace mirrors in their lives, holding you to standards you were never called to maintain.

When we meet people flesh to flesh we meet people mess to mess.

Relief arises from consistency—from being the same person at the shopping mall as we are at Sunday worship.

Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Gal. 1:10)