Who are you behind the masks you wear? Do you
wear your feelings on your shoulder for other people to see who you really are?
Do you try to act one way when you really feel another?
Or have you learned that it does not matter
what other people think about you? Are you free from the tyranny of their
opinions? Do you let your insides out?
Our fears and insecurities define who we
really are inside. Due to our spirit and soul, we may have a strong spirit, but
a very wounded soul. We appear strong, yet most of us are really weak.
When people reject us for our weaknesses, we
feel worthless and damaged, which increases our fears and insecurities. We feel
too vulnerable and build walls around our heart.
My former husband disdained the inner me. My
adult children tolerate the inner me. My current husband dwells with the inner
me with patience and understanding.
The good news is that Jesus died for the
inner me and His Spirit is transforming the inner me into a new creation from one
glorious stage to another (2 Corinthians 3:18, 5:17).
He slowly peels away the bandages, which I
applied to the wounds of the inner me. He exposes the raw emotion and anxiety and
puts the salve of God's unconditional love on each one of them.
He teaches us that the only opinion of us which
really matters is God's, which frees us from having to hide behind masks. He continually
encourages us to let our insides out.
Prayer:
Father God, we can love and live with a
person, but only You completely love, live with and accept us just as we are.
Sometimes we have idols in our life, but they are not really perfect. Jesus is
the only one who belongs on the throne of our life. Only You completely and
unconditionally love the inner us.
We will leave the significant others in our life when we die, but we
will live with You for eternity. Your love is ours now and forever and ever. As
we keep You as our best friend and the lover of our soul, we will have Your
blessings in our life and Your love will flow over us like a waterfall every
day of our life now and always (Matthew 16:26).
Thought for the Day:
No person can completely understand or accept
us for who we really are inside; Jesus lives inside of us and He knows and
loves us better than we can even know and love our self.
