Dear God, I want to quit being “nice." I don’t want to pretend to be something I’m not, or to feel something I don’t. I don’t want to play a role. No charades. No facade. No mask. I want to be honest about who I am, and even honest about the progress I have yet to make. I want to learn to be real. I want to go through life loving others from the center of who I am, not faking it.
You know my fears. You know my hesitations. You know my need. Please help me to live in the light of your love. Help me to become a more open, loving and authentic person, as I make you Lord of my life, day by day, Amen.
(from the upcoming book, Quit Going to Church, by Bob Hostetler (Leafwood Publishers))
I can relate to this. If people truly wanted to know how I am I would tell them. When I am honest I get that look. You know the one that says poor dear or really! When they do care it helps me press toward being more like Jesus.
ReplyDeleteCindy Huff