One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. — Proverbs 13:7

We are surrounded by people who pretend. They are in no short supply. They pretend on social platforms, in careers, and remarkably — even at church. But this pretending has an impact. The impact is on the person they are. Slowly this man gets lost in the person they present themselves to be rather than the person they are. And if they continue the shell game long enough, they will be forced by their own design to "keep up appearances" at a great expense. This is why they spend endless amounts of money on careers, clothes, cars, cravings, and cabins. Meanwhile, on the inside, they are desperately empty. They are a shallow representation of a man that they don't like. Thus they look at themselves in the mirror each day with this sense of exhaustion and emptiness, pursuing the next fad to help them hold up the edifice they have built.

On the other hand, there is a rich man. Here we are told he has "great wealth."  And, yes, he pretends as well. But beneath it all, he is so much more — not less. He is rich, complete, and satisfied. His pretending should not be seen as "faking it" but instead not making a show of what he's done in some shallow attempt to bring attention to who he is.

So aspire to be the second man, not the first.

And the way you do this is two-fold. First, get honest with yourself. Second, start confessing the man you really are.

And with this, you will discover amazing riches, for the man you really are will be richer.

ASK THIS: Where in your life do you need to get honest with yourself?

DO THIS: Confess this today. (Maybe first in the comments below).

PRAY THIS: God, make me rich by integrating the man I am with the man I proclaim to be. And then make me more like you.

PLAY THIS: Man of Your Word.

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