To be beyond reproach means that the qualities of your character and your behavior speak so loudly about WHO YOU ARE that NOBODY questions what you stand for. The dictionary definition of beyond reproach is “such that no criticism can be made, above suspicion”. 

In my own life, there has been no greater evidence of living beyond reproach than when I got divorced in 2012 after 18 years of doing everything I could think of to save my marriage. My ex husband apparenty had plenty of tales to tell about me, but those that knew me never believed the lies because his stories didn’t match my character. The simple truth is that I believe in being authentic, (read Love or Hate Me! Just Base It on Truth! for more insight on this). The old adage of “what you see is what you get” has been used to describe me more than once. There was no doubt in their minds that the tales were false because they could not IMAGINE me doing the things that he was accusing me of. They did not fit my character in any way, shape or form because I had lived my life beyond reproach. That doesn’t mean I’m perfect, it just means people know who I am beyond a shadow of a doubt. Flaws and all. They do not suspect this or that because my life has already proclaimed what my truth is. If you are subject to being accused of untruths, is it because you are not living beyond reproach? Do what you say you are going to do. Be who you say you are. Act how you expect others to act.

Honestly, I am not one of those people that says it like it is, I will eventually get to the truth, but I’m going to pussy foot around the subject in some sheepish way until I can figure out how to have a warm fuzzy conversation and confront an issue.  Surely, this is an underlying people pleaser tendency that still needs further work. However, I must say I am always in awe of the people around me who just say it like it is. It is usually what the rest of us were already thinking anyway, but just too shy to speak out. Those are the people that I know operate in TRUTH. They speak their mind with nothing held back, they are beyond reproach. I know who they are and I can trust them to operate in pure truth. Sometimes that truth is brutal, but I’d still prefer it over the falsehood. Wouldn’t you rather just hear the truth?!

Is there an on-going sin in your life that is causing you to stumble? Have you implemented measures in your life to safeguard you from being tempted into sin and hold you accountable? Until we get to heaven we are all human and thus sinners, but are you actively participating in sin or are you praying, repenting and trusting God’s strength to help deliver you from any strongholds. God is plenty capable and you can trust him. We definitely don’t want to be described as someone who requests that you “do as I say, not as I do”. The very last thing the world needs is more hypocritical Christians. Instead let us strive for a life that is so consistent, that there is no question of who we are to everyone that we come in contact with.

Wouldn’t you like to be described as blameless, so confident of your character that no accusation could stick. This is what we should all aspire to.