Being Real
Being real, what does it mean to you? I’ve been told before “Deanna, you’re so real!”. I have to laugh because I am the same loud mouth in church as I am outside of church. I have my foot in my mouth as often in church as I do outside of church. I don’t try to pretend to be someone or something I’m not just because I am in church. Why just this past sunday my husband felt the need to remind me that we were in church. And I of coarse said…SO! But something I am guilty of is pretending to be okay when I am not. Pretending that I have it all together when I do not. We tend to not want to burden others with our problems. They probably have enough to worry about themselves. Or we are embarrased to admit that we are not perfect. Well DUH! Who is perfect. The bible tells us to “carry each others burdens , and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Gal 6:2. We gather together as a family to be renewed, rejuvinated and equiped to be the salt and light in the world. So anytime that things are not okay. Let us help. Anytime things aren’t going right let us pray for you. Thanks Helen for reminding us how important it is for us to relly on each other.
Now how about being real in the world. Do you do the same thing at your job. Do you hide behind a lie that your life is perfect. You have no problems and no worries. No, I’m not saying you should tell the world all the details of your life. But I do think if we are going to reach people for Christ they need to see the real deal. They need to know that we are not perfect, our lives are not perfect, our children are not perfect and that we don’t always have all the answers or have it all together all the time. I believe they need to know that we struggle from time to time. That sometimes we even fall. They need to know this so they can see that God picks us back up again. That God forgives us. That god makes us overcomers in any situation. They need to see us going through a trial to see us come out of it and they need to see that it was God that did it. That to me is real.
November 3, 2008 at 12:51 am
REAL to me = just being ME. no frills, no embellishments. No “plastic.”
At times realness= rawness. Somtimes realness is painful for us to be and for other’s to know about. But it’s me. It’s who I have to be. I’m tired of hiding behind masks, pretending things are a way that they’re not, or that I’m good when I’m just not. It’s nice to have people in your life that it’s okay to just be real with without judgment. We all need that.