The Ways We Pose
Now that you have learned about the concept of Posing, why we do it, and some ways in which it manifests, let’s explore the two different types of posing and how to reveal your pose so that you can take action to break down that façade.
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There are 2 types of posing and both can be very damaging. Review your understanding of these concepts below:
Volitional Posing
This is when we knowingly pose. If you catch yourself in this situation, you need to ask yourself "why?" Often, volitional posing is due to not thinking we have what it takes and feeling shame and contempt.
Non-Volitional Posing
This type of posing happens without you even being aware of it. It comes from deep woundedness or brokenness. True brothers in faith are important in these situations to bring this posing to our attention when we often cannot see it for ourselves.
Reflection Question:
Are you ready and willing to face your fear of your feelings of inadequacy?
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Restoration Guide Exercise 4, Page 7
Answer the series of questions in this exercise. Be as honest as you can. Once you are complete, return to this section for some summary exercises.
Let’s summarize what we covered in this section. If anything else comes to your heart as your review this material, you may return to your Restoration Guide to add to your answers.
WHY DO WE POSE?
- Get the job
- Get the girl
- Get the money
- Get the accolades
- Get the approval of others
REVEALING YOUR POSE
- Jesus will reveal our pose if we don’t deal with it.
- We are called to be authentic.
- Maintaining our pose will keep us from stepping into the destiny we are created for.
- God knows our heart; we cannot fake it to Him and He does not want us to!
- To lay down our pose and enter into a relationship with Him is to live in freedom!
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 CSB
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, new has come."
MATTHEW 23:27-28 NIV
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but one the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear righteous to men, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
LUKE 16:15 NIV
"He said to them, 'You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God's sight.'"
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