Joel Osteen Devotional June 30 2021 – When You’re Real

2 Corinthians 3:18, NIV

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

The enemy would love for you to wear masks, hiding and not dealing with the issues that are holding you back. The apostle Paul says that if your face is veiled with masks, you won’t see God’s glory. If you’re wearing a mask of perfection, pretending everything is okay, or wearing a mask of pride, worried about what others think, or wearing a mask of shame, feeling guilty and condemned, that’s going to keep you from God’s best. You have to take off the masks. Everybody is struggling with something. Don’t be embarrassed by it. Get honest with yourself, and be honest with God. You don’t have to pretend. When you’re real, you’ll see God’s favor.

God doesn’t change us from shame to glory, or from condemnation to glory, or from pride to glory. He changes us from glory to glory. When you’re not wearing masks, God’s glory is on you. When you’re open, honest, and real, God changes you and takes you to the next level.

Father, thank You for the invitation to drop my masks and deal openly and honestly with the hidden issues that hold me back. Thank You for the promise that You are transforming me from glory to glory. I believe that You are working right now to lift me to another level. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.