risk
risks. we will face them in life. its guaranteed. (not RISK, the boardgame . . . which is awesome by the way)
i like risks. i mean, at least i like to talk about risks. talk about taking risks, when in reality its so much nicer to stay where i am safe. to stay in the comfort of my own safety net. don't stray too far out there, don't put yourself on the line quite so much, don't put yourself in a position where you might lose your reputation, don't say anything that might cause others to think less of you.
in an effort to put our best foot forward, how often do we not put any foot forward?(unpack that statement marc. sure, no problem)
we want others to see our best. to see us without our blemishes. forgetting sometimes, that our blemishes are what have molded us into what we are today. our blemishes have molded and reveal our character. but that involves risk. so we stay where we are. we might take two step forward, then one step back. making sure that we do not let someone completely in. because then they might really know us, and they won't like us, and then they'll reject us.
i'd like to think that i'm honest about who i really am. i'd like to think that i'm honest with others and that i don't put up walls so that others don't see the real me, or they only see a part of me. but that is what i do. its one of those things that i want to break, but sometimes, i just can't.
i think that being honest with others has to start with me being honest with me about me. am i willing to look in the mirror and accept the dark spots of my complexion? have i allowed myself to believe lies that are whispered in my ear by those beings that are not visible? who am i in the eyes of God.
He calls me friend.
He calls me son.
He calls me priest.
He calls me beloved.
He calls me.
When we know who we are in the eyes of Christ, when our self-esteem and image is wrapped up in the love of the One who has created and continues to create in us, can stepping out in faith and trusting others become natural? because as we take these emotional risks, we can know that Christ is continuing to stretch us and form us.
i think it would have been much easier for Jesus to stay in heaven. He wouldn't have had to endure rejection, pain, humiliation, and the emotional agony of being separated from his Father. but if He hadn't . . . i don't know if i could even imagine what that would be like. so as we are made in the image of Christ, we are asked and pushed to step out and risk being seen for who we really are, knowing that others may turn and run.
i also don't think that everything comes out right up front. we have a filter that we have to use too. people aren't always ready to hear all of our screw-ups immediately. but that doesn't mean we hide them either.
i guess its a fine line that we have to walk.
but we have to keep walking.
be good to each other. look at Christ. peace.
ps - if my theology is wrong here, feel free to correct it.
i like risks. i mean, at least i like to talk about risks. talk about taking risks, when in reality its so much nicer to stay where i am safe. to stay in the comfort of my own safety net. don't stray too far out there, don't put yourself on the line quite so much, don't put yourself in a position where you might lose your reputation, don't say anything that might cause others to think less of you.
in an effort to put our best foot forward, how often do we not put any foot forward?(unpack that statement marc. sure, no problem)
we want others to see our best. to see us without our blemishes. forgetting sometimes, that our blemishes are what have molded us into what we are today. our blemishes have molded and reveal our character. but that involves risk. so we stay where we are. we might take two step forward, then one step back. making sure that we do not let someone completely in. because then they might really know us, and they won't like us, and then they'll reject us.
i'd like to think that i'm honest about who i really am. i'd like to think that i'm honest with others and that i don't put up walls so that others don't see the real me, or they only see a part of me. but that is what i do. its one of those things that i want to break, but sometimes, i just can't.
i think that being honest with others has to start with me being honest with me about me. am i willing to look in the mirror and accept the dark spots of my complexion? have i allowed myself to believe lies that are whispered in my ear by those beings that are not visible? who am i in the eyes of God.
He calls me friend.
He calls me son.
He calls me priest.
He calls me beloved.
He calls me.
When we know who we are in the eyes of Christ, when our self-esteem and image is wrapped up in the love of the One who has created and continues to create in us, can stepping out in faith and trusting others become natural? because as we take these emotional risks, we can know that Christ is continuing to stretch us and form us.
i think it would have been much easier for Jesus to stay in heaven. He wouldn't have had to endure rejection, pain, humiliation, and the emotional agony of being separated from his Father. but if He hadn't . . . i don't know if i could even imagine what that would be like. so as we are made in the image of Christ, we are asked and pushed to step out and risk being seen for who we really are, knowing that others may turn and run.
i also don't think that everything comes out right up front. we have a filter that we have to use too. people aren't always ready to hear all of our screw-ups immediately. but that doesn't mean we hide them either.
i guess its a fine line that we have to walk.
but we have to keep walking.
be good to each other. look at Christ. peace.
ps - if my theology is wrong here, feel free to correct it.
posted by marcelliott at 11:26 PM
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beautiful.
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