A Story of Jekyll and Hyde

It's the classic story of a dual personality: Dr. Jekyll is a respectable man by day, but at night he becomes Mr. Hyde, the evil murderer.

Most of us are familiar with this story. But have you ever thought about whether you might have your very own dual personality story going on in your own life?

Many of us have two ways of acting: how we act with our friends vs. how we act with our family. How we act at church vs. how we act at school. And the list goes on.

But it shouldn't be this way! We should act the same everywhere, no matter who we are with. Here's how to fix this:

• Examine your own life. Do you act the same way everywhere? Or do you play the pious churchgoer with people from church and the cool rebellious kid with people from school? Are you super sweet to your friends while being a brat at home?
• Pay attention to how you act for several days and start making an effort to act in a God-honoring way everywhere. Of course, some things will differ based on who you are with (like how formally you speak), but your essential personality should be the same everywhere you go.

What do you think? Is this a problem for you? Have you ever thought about it this way before? How will you make an effort to change it?