How are you?

‘You say, “I am rich…” But you do not realise that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.’ Revelation 3.17–18

Perhaps the most commonly asked question in the world is, “How are you?”. I suspect that it is often not answered with much honesty, nor is it always asked with any expectation or desire that it should be answered truthfully! Yet it remains a valid question that God encourages us to answer honestly for ourselves.

Since we often ask others how they are with no real desire to know in any great detail, perhaps we have a tendency to respond in the same way and answer briefly through a mask of respectability – “I’m fine thanks.” This becomes natural, and so it is easy and tempting to do the same with God, answering him as we would answer everyone else – “I’m fine”.

So – how are you? A truthful answer involves many things, even before sharing some of your current emotions. The truth is that you are utterly loved by God, chosen by him and adopted into his very own family. However, you are also (as this verse from Revelation reminds us) completely lost and hopeless without God’s love and self-giving for you. You are a physical dwelling place for his Holy Spirit, and yet at the same time weak enough to forget it frequently!

So what will you say the next time someone asks, “How are you?”

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