Two Face Persona

Have you seen the Dark Knight? if you haven't you probably need to check it out now, I mean like NOW!, it is probably one of my all time favorite movie in 2009. I know it's been a while since the movie release, but suddenly this character just comes back to my attention.

I'm talking about Batman's nemesis, two face. I think you know, the character where often he can't decide what to do next. He always have conflicting thoughts in his mind that decision making is a constant struggle. Hence, he lets a coin toss to decide for him.

Often I see that conflicting thoughts in people in general, and more often I find it in my own faith and other Christians. It seems like we know what is right, but don't have the inclination to do it.

I think its quite normal to have different personas in different environment, say they way we behave when we have our parents around, or when we are in a business meeting, when we are with our partner, or all alone. I think we do need to adjust our 'tone' to relate with different types of people.

What I'm talking about is when those personas starting to conflict our 'familiar' image. You know, like when we are in church is completely different outside of church, when people say one thing but do quite the opposite.

I read this book by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons 'Unchristian'. The book sums up that in general Christians have an image problem (pg11), surprise, surprise!...Although, the church believes that we are one thing, but the outsiders think another. These are some of the words non Church goers would describe about the believers; anti homosexual, hypocritical, judgmental, boring, out of touch...the list goes on and on...

It is quite sad, that people would leave the church or their faith altogether because of this conflicting image issue, from within them personally or caused by others. People get confused and discouraged at the end. Mannnn, we got to deal with this and stop hiding it. If we don't we only hurting ourselves and others, what good is that for us?...

I think some Christians do realize and making the efforts to change that image prolbem, but ultimately, I think its not just the image but its our real persona. For me, I would definitely concern if I have conflicting personas, and I think we need to be real.

Let some light shine in our dark spots, surely by time, we will come in terms with our own weaknesses and be real, and I think we would then discover our great potentials and unbeknown goods in God.

" There are no ordinary people, You have never talked to a mere mortal" C.S Lewis.

in His service,

Stef