Quotes about Authenticity

There is no subterfuge in you, Miss Adeline. Why is that?" Color came and went in her cheeks. "Everyone has layers. Even me." He leaned closer as his son neared and allowed a curl to wrap his finger. "I look forward to peeling back those layers.

We reflect God's character the most when we give freely of ourselves with no strings attached, no secret motives, no hidden agenda.

Ask yourself this question: at the end of your life, is it really going to matter how many Likes you got?

Ironically, we often fail to see that whenever we compromise ourselves to please others, we tend to lose their respect.

Jesus never criticized prayers that were honest, only those that were long and showy.

From the outside, everything looked good. But God doesn't look at the outside.

We compare our behind-the-scenes with other people's highlight reels.

What if rather than avoiding brokenness we embraced it? Welcomed it? And even prayed for it? "God, break me.

It's easy to impress people with our strengths, but real connections are forged through our shared weaknesses.

Don't be afraid to be weird for being wise.

We are far from perfect but willing to be different.

Maybe we should think about whether some imperfections might be a good thing. Maybe we should consider whether we're trying too hard to smooth all the rough edges.