I guess that most of us find it pretty surprising that the singing for the opening of the Beijing Olympics was lip-synched. Apparently the little girl who actually sang the song was not cute enough and so another performer was told to stand in front of the world and lip-synch.
What makes us feel upset about this?
We believe that the singer should get the credit. We somehow value integrity over appearances. Most of us are shocked at the organiser's attempt to make the ceremony as aesthetically appealing as possible even to the detriment of a seven year old, talented singer.
I wonder if we, as Christians, don't often do the same? Do we try to project an image of perfection, when really we are struggling inside? Do we feel that we cannot let our weaknesses and inadequacies show for fear of being rejected? We sometimes think that we need to pretend in order to be part of the church.
At the end of the day, our integrity is of more value than our pretence! When we are real and true to ourselves we are able to start genuinely changing and becoming the people that God wants us to be. We also stop discouraging those who feel that they can never attain our perfection.
We can 'lip-synch' through life. Or we can acknowledge who we are, with all our short-comings, and ask Jesus to start transforming us through his saving power. Some people will be harsh - but both you and God will know that you are moving to a better place.
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