CHAMELEONS

This is a skill to be sure. That ability to adapt and fit into any situation or climate. To do it in a sincere and convincing way.

I'm not personally very good at it. I will confess I don't succeed at playing the social games and small talk dialogue that so excel in expressing.

I'm not saying it is always a good benefit in terms of spiritually. It can be if it helps you in terms of relating to others.

As long as values and principles aren't sacrificed in the process. Then it can be a major problem.

For if approval becomes the priority in life then you know it will lead to compromise. And when it impacts one's convictions to the point they erode and stop functioning then it is not a good blessing

Another facet of this form of chameleons is in the area of those who adapt to certain climates for deceptive reasons. They will take on appearance of being apart of a given community, but in reality have corrupt motives.

If they are masters at such masquerades they can easily fool most people. And unless they stumble in their charade it will be successful.

This is truly sad in the spiritual realm. For they will taint the image of what is a true follower of the Lord.

Which ends up impacting the rest of us because often they move on and leave behind a trail of wounded. Who will then look to anyone of similar identity as a person deserving of punishment.

And it will end up with misunderstandings and presumptions that everyone of the faith is the same. Hence comes the often over used label of hypocrisy that is tagged on believers.

It does apply at times, but there are others it does not. And that is the tragedy. For in the long run the chameleons of deception run up a bill that others end up paying.

It might be easier if the Lord made this problem more exposed before it caused as much harm. But normally it doesn't follow our wishes.

Instead the person will continue to play their games till the time comes when some internal mechanism goes into motion and their true nature is exposed. Which naturally will most of the time come as a surprise to many.

Perhaps that does show the Lord's wisdom in some ways for He will exposed them in His timing, which always ends up so perfect in the long run.