Masking the Real
Morning! Yeah, there is no way to mistaken when the morning has arrived! You can’t delete it, you can’t hide it and there is no disguising it; the sun still rises. Creation and life is a glorious thing! Morning is as real as the dew on the ground, the songs of the birds, your life, your job; everything. What we must not do is try to hide what we feel, what we know to be true. A masquerade or costume party where you can hide your identity or just pretend to be someone else is a prime example of masking the real. It is fun but, we must keep sight of ourselves. Refusing to join in by making excuses is another example of hiding the real you. So you are not a drinker or partier; that doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy gathering with friends and family; so then voice you. Be open to people by showing your ideals, your style, your integrity and mostly your honesty. Just be honest with yourself, then open up to others; if they are true friends and loving family; you will be accepted as yourself. In this world, we are seeing so much “hidden” information, cover-ups from every angle, and identities pushed under and stifled. Why do so many not honor their heritage? We as a diverse nation have forgotten; we were once the outsiders who ran from our homelands in order to establish a new homeland! When you mask the real, you become open to ridicule because you forget that you are the one God created as a separate individual. No one is the same, even when likes or dislikes are comparatively the same. Each of us are given our souls at birth and are already destined to be what God intended. Herein lies another problem. We as Christians mask our beliefs by accepting what is not taught in God’s word. Get back to what will lead you, guide you, save you, protect you, cherish you! Take off the world’s mask! Never hide who God created you to be. So just be you and stop masking the real!
Scriptures:
Read: Mark 4:22, Luke 12:2-3, II Corinthians 3:18
Prayer:
Dear Lord, thank you for giving me my own personality, my own looks, all of my differences. Please empower me to not hide my true self. Push me to show others the REAL you that resides in me. Help me to speak out on your behalf so that others can see You in me. Please Lord give me the strength to step forward and not hide you because I am hiding myself! Amen.