Spiritual Duct Tape Won’t Hold

We’ve all done it—slapped a little “spiritual duct tape” over something that’s coming apart and called it faith. We quote a verse, smile through the hurt, say “God’s got this,” and move on. It looks fine for a while, but the cracks stay underneath.

That’s not faith. That’s a patch job. Real faith doesn’t hide the damage; it hands it to God for repair. Jesus said the Pharisees looked good on the outside but were full of decay inside:

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” (Matthew 23:27–28)

David understood this when he wrote, “Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, and in secret You will make wisdom known to me.” (Psalm 51:6) God doesn’t want your best mask—He wants your real mess. He wants to rebuild, not just patch.

Ezekiel warned of prophets who covered crumbling walls with whitewash, pretending the structure was solid:

“It is definitely because they have misled My people by saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash; so tell those who plaster it over with whitewash that it will fall. A flooding rain will come, and you, hailstones, will fall; and a violent wind will break out.” (Ezekiel 13:10–11)

When the storm hit, the truth showed fast. Duct tape religion always falls apart in the rain.

God’s not interested in holding things together with tape. He wants to make them new. So don’t settle for a cover-up. Let Him tear down what’s weak and rebuild what’s true. The fix may take longer—but it’ll hold forever.

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“What I write is not for everyone, but what I write is meant for someone.” – Dean Butler

I am the author of two books: Embracing God's Wisdom: A Journey of Faith and Reflection and Embracing God’s Wisdom: Paul’s Commands for Victorious Living. Both are available on Amazon.

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