I want to talk about something uncomfortable, fake friendships.

You know who they are in your own life. Someone who pretends to like you while they carry negative feelings in their heart towards you. Truly, most of my friendships aren’t very strong outside of a few longtime friends. I know their loyalty.

There are few people that I could count on to be on my side. I know it. I’ve lived it. When the devil used the rumor mills to ruin my reputation to try to keep me out of ministry, I saw clearly who was for me and who was against me. Very few people made the cut for who was on my side. It happened to ALL the prophets. They were persecuted and killed for having the courage to stand for God’s will.

All these years later, I’m not surprised about it. In fact, it rarely crosses my mind if someone is really my friend or not. I know they’re not. I’m good with that. Because the truth is if God is sending me with a word, I’m going to obey God regardless of if it pleases my “friends”. But God, He sees every little motive of the hearts of my so-called friends. He doesn’t always expose it to me but rather limits my interactions with those who carry a grudge towards me.

So let me ask you, friend. How many times have you liked a ministry post from me vs. how many times you have shared your pastor’s preaching videos? Don’t worry, I don’t really want you to answer that because we both know that you have NEVER liked one of my ministry posts and you often share your pastor’s videos (at least once a week). God says it is because you don’t trust that I’m God’s prophet. It doesn’t bother me, but God is very angry that you haven’t bothered to invest the time to seek Him about who I am to Him while you put great faith that your pastor is completely right in areas that he is completely wrong.

So, let’s stop pretending that there is any friendship when there isn’t. Now that God has exposed your heart against me, I’m fine right here without excuse. God says that He will deal with the consequences. I’m good with that. God isn’t fine that you haven’t bothered to seek Him, though. Maybe He sees that you’re fake friends with Him too.
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