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Humpty Dumpty
'What you're after is truth from the inside out.' Psalm 51:6
Are you afraid of being a Humpty Dumpty, scared that if you ever let yourself fall apart, you'll never get put back together again? You try all sorts of things to make sure no one sees how you're really doing: tell little lies, bury yourself in shopping, computer games, clothes or makeup, hide if you're having a bad day, pick on other people's insecurities - anything to stop you falling apart. But do you know something? You can't hide from God. He knows what's going on, but He wants you to tell Him about it, being truthful with Him, in everything, 'from the inside out'.
That means being truthful with others too. God wants you to be real, transparent. He loves it when you're honest, and you'll find that your real friends do too. If you're honest with them, you'll find they'll start to be honest with you - and you'll end up with a much deeper, stronger friendship as a result.
'But if God sees the real me, and my friends find out what I'm really like, I'll just fall apart, won't I?' you might think. No, you won't. Why? God's the King of Kings, and He doesn't need horses or men to put you back together - He can do it Himself.
And you'll be better off at the end of it. No cracks, no chips - you'll be as good as new. He's just waiting for you to let Him put you back together again. Go on, give honesty a go.
written by Bob Gass
'What you're after is truth from the inside out.' Psalm 51:6
Are you afraid of being a Humpty Dumpty, scared that if you ever let yourself fall apart, you'll never get put back together again? You try all sorts of things to make sure no one sees how you're really doing: tell little lies, bury yourself in shopping, computer games, clothes or makeup, hide if you're having a bad day, pick on other people's insecurities - anything to stop you falling apart. But do you know something? You can't hide from God. He knows what's going on, but He wants you to tell Him about it, being truthful with Him, in everything, 'from the inside out'.
That means being truthful with others too. God wants you to be real, transparent. He loves it when you're honest, and you'll find that your real friends do too. If you're honest with them, you'll find they'll start to be honest with you - and you'll end up with a much deeper, stronger friendship as a result.
'But if God sees the real me, and my friends find out what I'm really like, I'll just fall apart, won't I?' you might think. No, you won't. Why? God's the King of Kings, and He doesn't need horses or men to put you back together - He can do it Himself.
And you'll be better off at the end of it. No cracks, no chips - you'll be as good as new. He's just waiting for you to let Him put you back together again. Go on, give honesty a go.
written by Bob Gass
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