Real is a highly desired state of being.
Highly desired and scary.
I’ve always struggled with being real…presenting the “real” me.
Being real takes an inner confidence that I don’t always possess.
Being real is accepting who you really are.
Being real takes trust of another to accept who you really are.
Realness is a quality that I admire in others when it is revealed.
How do I then reach this state of being…this real?
I think the first step is in being real with myself and with my God.
I have to be real with those two before I can be real with you.
I have to trust God to take care of my spirit, my fragile self, before I can release my self to you in realness.
This post is being linked to 5 Minute Friday at The Gypsy Mama.
Every Friday I join with others in writing for five minutes, unedited, from my heart. I write as real and true words flowing from my heart.
This week’s topic was Real.
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Kris says
I get this. Being real is scary and hard, but there is a freedom that comes when we in live out in the open, we we accept ourselves the way God does… I am learning to do this too. It is not easy, but I think it’s worth it. Don’t you? 😉 God bless you!
Monica says
Oh, yes, I do think it is worth it. It is worth all the scariness and hard trusting. This is one lesson that I have learned through blogging. My biggest encouragements and blessings have come when I’ve reached that point of realness here.
God bless you today, friend!
HopeUnbroken says
yes, i get this, too. being honest and real before Him first. it is what i long for most. . . yet so hard to turn over to Him at times.
thanks for your honest and real sharing.
have a great weekend!
steph
Lauren says
You’re so right! Being real first with yourself and God before you can be real with anyone else! I struggle with much the same, find blogging is good for getting the real me out on paper sometimes! :0)
Amy @ Little ADventures says
What an honest and REAL post! 🙂 beautifully written!
Dionne says
Yes, I agree that being real is so scary. Though, I have found it refreshing. A release…Finally, I can take off that mask and expose me without judgement. We can walk this road of realness together. You are right that if you can’t be real with God or yourself then how can you be real with others? So that is a great place to start. I enjoyed your post on realness…you are being real.