Isaiah 9:17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Hypocrites: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
We ALL are hypocrites. Every last one of us, no matter how innocent you think you are, you're one too. I'm not even going to deny it, I can think of plenty of things I preach that I myself screw up in.
It's easy to hide from the world and paint a face on everyday, pretending you have no faults. I know someone who lies so much she even gradually starts to believe her tall-tales are truth.
Here are things I myself am guilty of.
1.) The Whole Hollister Thing
Eyeah...I've bashed on Hollister Co. a LOT here in my blog...yet the truth is, I literally just today bought clothes from there. Yes! As much as I frown upon the image Hollister portrays through their image, I still choose to shop there. So I hope I haven't made any other Hollister-wearing girls feel gulity by reading what I write, I honestly really do like a lot of the clothes they put out. I choose, however, to wear the clothes, rather then letting them wear me (thats a whole 'nother topic).
(BTW I bought a flannel and a puffy vest 40% off...teehee, shhh)
So yeah, that makes me a hypocrite.
2. Gossiping
I'm human AND female-- doomed to engage in gossiping. It's hard not to, yes, but it doesn't make it okay. I pray at least I have never fueled any fires by what I've said in the heat of the moment while gossiping. On the other hand, I do think there is a difference between gossiping and venting, but the line is so fine it's hard to see it sometimes, you know?
This makes me a hypocrite.
3. Cursing
Ugh, this one was hard to admit, but there are some occasions, around certain people, where I've fallen into a trend of letting cuss words slip. It's pretty unlady-like, I don't like it much when other people cuss around me...yet I do it myself? Now, I'm not BAD, not at all, there are certain levels people take it, I don't really go pass "damn" and "hell" but that still makes me a hypocrite.
4. Judging
Sometimes it's hard for me to decide...am I being mean to judge or do I need to in order to protect myself? Sometimes I avoid certain people because of the way they look or how they're behaving...(not based on race, though, I've never been one to be racist) But if a lady with an apron, heels, and a basket of fruit walks into my job, it's going to be kinda difficult for me to not judge. I mean, thats an extreme case, but I'm guilty of walking the long way to my parked car because some boys are looking sketchy. If a girl is extra loud, giggly, flirty, and seems to be dumb in class, I'm not going to pick her to by my science partner...although, I could be missing out on an amazing person. It's tough. Yet, when I hear a friend judging someone else...I'll most likely dissagree and defend the stranger! I dislike when people ASSUME. Thats the worse. Yet I'm guilty of it myself.
So, I've got no choice but to be a hypocrite.
Haha, I'm pretty glad to admit it's taking me a bit to think of anything else I'm hypocritical of.
But those things are difficult to admit, but I'm not going to pretend I'm someone I'm not. There is me, and I'm only made worthy by Jesus Christ, who died to wash away my sin.
He's pretty awesome!
:)
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