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April 24, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Devotional: TOPIC - Authentic Friendships Happen in the Light

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April 24, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Devotional: TOPIC - Authentic Friendships Happen in the Light

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“But if we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other. Then the blood of Jesus, God's Son, cleanses us from every sin. If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:7-8 NCV).



In Christian fellowship, people should experience authenticity.
Authentic fellowship is not superficial, surface-level chit-chat. It’s genuine, heart-to-heart, sometimes gut-level sharing.
It happens when people get honest about who they are and what is happening in their lives. They share their hurts, reveal their feelings, confess their failures, disclose their doubts, admit their fears, acknowledge their weaknesses, and ask for help and prayer.
Authenticity is the exact opposite of what you find in many churches. Instead of an atmosphere of honesty and humility, there is pretending, role-playing, politicking and superficial politeness, and shallow conversation.
People wear masks, keep their guards up, and act as if everything is rosy in their lives. These attitudes are the death of real friendship.
It’s only as we become open about our lives that we experience authentic fellowship. The Bible says, “If we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other . . . If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves” (1 John 1:7-8 NCV).
The world thinks intimacy occurs in the dark, but God says it happens in the light. We tend to use darkness to hide our hurts, faults, fears, failures and flaws. But in the light, we bring them all out into the open and admit who we really are.
Of course, being authentic requires both courage and humility. It means facing our fear of exposure, rejection, and being hurt again.
Why would anyone take such a risk?
Because it’s the only way to grow spiritually and be emotionally healthy. The Bible says, “Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed” (James 5:16 The Message).
Talk It Over

  • Which of these is most difficult for you to do with a friend: share hurts, reveal feelings, confess failures, disclose doubts, admit fears, acknowledge weaknesses, ask for help and prayer? Why do you think this is so?
  • Think of a time when you were able to confess your weakness to a friend. What was the effect in your life?
  • How can you make yourself available to your friends this week so that they can be open and vulnerable with you?
April 24, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Devotional: TOPIC - Authentic Friendships Happen in the Light April 24, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Devotional: TOPIC - Authentic Friendships Happen in the Light Reviewed by Muyiwa Abodunrin (Muyilight) on April 24, 2019 Rating: 5

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