Let's Be Real

Authenticity: Being true to one's own personality, spirit, or character

I love authenticity. I love people who are real from the moment you meet them. People who you never have to second-guess if they are being honest with you.

The main issue I face when meeting new people is the lack of authenticity. 
I've said it before, and I am going to say it again...

I LOVE PEOPLE.

More than that, I love to know people. I don't care if I am having the most surface level conversation with a person or talking about what God is doing in his or her life, I love to know everything about a person.

I believe that as a follower and lover of Jesus Christ, I am called to be intentional with people. I am called to love on people. I am called to be authentic myself. 

I am called to expose my faults. To not put myself on a pedestal, but lower myself humbly. 

This is not easy.

The easy thing is to smile and be happy as the sun. The easy thing is to act like I do no wrong. The easy thing is to not admit my faults.

But I am called to do so much more.

I am called to tell people when I am struggling. I am called to confess my sin to my brothers and sisters in Christ. I am called to be speak the whole truth and not leave anything out of the light.

This is a concept I have been battling and learning to grow in over the past few months. I want authenticity from people and in order to gain it, I must be authentic myself.

So let me begin with this:

My name is Easton Roye and I am far from perfect. I struggle with being real with people when I feel insecure. I have doubted God when I didn't understand Him. I have disrespected my parents. I have lied to people when I didn't want to accept punishment.
I struggle just as much as the next 19 year old.

But even still, I am growing. I am learning who God is in a whole new way. I am learning how to trust Him and trust myself. I am learning how to overcome my insecurities. I am learning what it looks like to be myself all of the time.

My name is Easton Roye and I want to be 100% authentic with everyone, and I want everyone to be 100% authentic with me.

I want to be able to share my faults, joys, growth, struggles, happy times, crappy moments, laughter, stories, faith, and true self with everyone. And I want everyone to share their faults, joys, growth, struggles, happy times, crappy moments, laughter, stories, faith, and true self with me. 

Let's make it happen.