Actually all the lying can become a bit alarming; and it should be a relief to all of us, make and female alike, that god is not like us. God is god, and there is no one like him. Only he is the faithful and true witness, his perspective is not skewed or obscured by this earthly realm. He cannot be bribed or deceived.

Another way we elevate man to the god-level is when we mistakenly believe people are the source of security and promotion, this could happen when we expect friends to meet all our emotional and supportive needs. Further, the mind set of the “god-man” has infiltrated the business world, where many mistakenly believe networking and name dropping are the quickest route to favor, promotion, or provision. Those hungry for the approval of man will become users. There is a lot of “Scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours” going on. Resumes are puffed up, and relationships run superficial courses, those who service their ambitions are included in their circle, while those who are not useful or necessary are rotated out, this same mindset has affected us.

Relationships are not viewed as sacred, but rather as a commodity to be exploited. This type of behavior shows displaced trust in others, rather than trust in god. We want God’s favor first and foremost.

Favor with God is realized in secret, it focuses on who we are in private when no one is around to applaud or cheer, who we are “off the record” is a much more accurate representation of who we truly are, almost universally poor decisions we make in private destroy our favor in public, are the choices to be involved in sinful activities, such as gossip, pornography, adultery, public or private decisions?? Most of these begin in the privacy of our thought lives, choices to steal, cheat, or betray are made under the cloak of secrecy.

It is possible to enjoy favor with God and man, but we must always keep it in that order. First seek God’s favor, and then allow him to divinely connect you with others. Too often people pursue the favor of man first, but gaining the favor of man does not necessarily secure favor with God.

In God presence all disappointments and expectations laid to rest. There Iam embraced for whom Iam, not for what I do; this is the real me, who Iam when no one is watching this is whom god enjoys spending time with the most. In his presence I find a more accurate reflection of myself because my worth comes from him alone. Who Iam alone with him is much more important to him than anything I might accomplish for him in public.