I just had an experience where someone told me that I couldn’t say something because people would think badly of them because of it. It concerned my child so I would think that I could say whatever I wanted about how child is effected by things.
I will not repeat the story but sometimes I think that people don’t realize that we cant hide from the things that define us. Some people that I have met over the years seem to be together on the surface but falling apart underneath or on the inside.
My kids are little. They are already learning that we hide things from the public. By wearing long sleeves or bandaids when we have marks on us that others questions. I can say that I am partly to blame for that. I dont want other people to question me or my parenting skills.
The truth is that I am not ashamed of the fact that I carry visible scars from my struggles with sin. It has taken me many years to realize that by not hiding myself people will get to know the “real” me. My struggles can help other people and in turn more people will learn how Jesus can work in their life. It just bugs me sometimes that other people feel better hiding than being themselves. In God’s eyes we cant hide our sins. What are we hiding from?
