Don't get up, I will find my way out: Let Me In

Monday, November 16, 2009

Let Me In

Something I have struggled with all my life, is letting people actually see the real me and get inside my walls. At various times and with various people, I have come close but I have always reserved that inner core just for me. I find that I can be transparent and authentic - to a point. There have always been those parts of who I am that I have been afraid to open up. There have always been parts of me that I felt were too ugly to ever see the light of day.

Lately, God has shown me (forcibly) that it simply isn't true. He has stripped away all my walls and all my protections. I have been left naked and bleeding for all to see. The really interesting thing is that I haven't died as a result. Instead, I have found people reaching out to connect with me BECAUSE of the ugliness that was exposed.

Amazing things happen when you are willing to take risks.

blessings on your day

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Gratitude

As I wend my way through the fields, fens and forests of life, I find myself changing - oh not in large obvious ways for the most part, but in gentle, subtle ways (well sometimes large, obvious and PAINFUL ways). I take with me a little bit of every place I have been. Of all the influences in my life, by far the greatest is my Lord and Savior - Jesus Christ. His grace and mercy are the reason I am still breathing and "wending." From Him, I endeavor to take the most "bits" and apply the most change.

Of great importance in my life is my beautiful wife, Emma. She is truly the love of my life and my dearest treasure. She too has displayed enormous grace and mercy in our relationship. Without her at my side I would drift aimlessly indeed. She carries my love and my pride with her wherever she goes.