THE ME OUTSIDE, THE I INSIDE
….the truth shall be uncovered and there would nothing more to hide.
We may achieve great-ness publicly and privately be in a great-mess. Remember David and Sampson? Success that is applauded by everyone other than yourself is not as gratifying as one that you personally endorse (inwardly).
Many people may see your outside accomplishments and admire you, but you know deep in your heart that, you’ve got issues and need serious help. If you are also not careful, the danger is; you might be carried away by the praises from people till you lose your head.
The danger is you begin to pay so much attention to the what others think of you and neglect the gentle admonitions of your inner-self, which reminds you of your true identity. You can make so much investment in others (not bad though), but forget to feed yourself too. This is not to condone selfishness, but a false balance is equally an abomination.
Preachers want to preach powerfully to bless everybody except themselves. Singers want to sing to encourage those who are down excluding themselves.
The truth is, many people are suffering inwardly trying to leave good impressions on others. If we are not careful, with time, we may become ‘public successes’ and ‘private failures’. The earlier we do something about this, the better it would be for us and those we seek to impact. Because in no time, the truth shall be uncovered and there would nothing more to hide.
No more pretense: we can’t be unhappy inside and show our teeth to the outside world, that we are fine. It is about time we opened up (not to me), but to the one who can heal the deepest scare and mend the broken pieces. He is indeed the friend of a wounded heart and His name is Jesus.
“Come unto me, all ye that labour (feel fatigue) and are heavy laden (overburdened) and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
God bless you!
