For over a year, the business trip had been on Denise's calendar. Yet, two days before she was set to take off, she realized that her dress clothes were in serious need of dry cleaning. Denise knew of a same-day dry cleaning place on the other side town, os she packed up her clothes and headed over. Outside of the cleaners was a huge, neon sign, "One-Hour Dry Cleaning."
After filling out the tag and handing the clerk her dress frocks and asked for confirmation, "So, I'll be back in an hour for these." The tiny lady behind the counter looked up through her thick, wire-rimmed glasses, "No, I can't get to these until next Thursday."
Denise replied, "But I thought you guys did one-hour dry cleaning?" The clerk looked at Denise with a sly grin that spoke of her frustration at yet another customer missing the point, "No. That's just the name of the store. We don't actually do that!"
To many, Christianity is the just a title that many people claim but few actually live. However, when someone looks into our hearts to see the goods, will they see real Christianity, or will they realize that our Christianity is just a nice mask to get us in with the right crowds.
But Christianity is much more than listening to Christian music, reading the latest Christian authors, voting the right way, or even speaking the right lingo. Instead, being a Christian is about obeying the Commandments of Christ, keeping them with discipline and loving God and our neighbors. Thus, if we commit to this, then when people look into our hearts, the identities and testimonies we put out for the public will be confirmed as true.
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