Hiding Behind A Mask

Tonight, many children put on costumes and go door-to-door “trick-or-treating.”  Some of them wear masks to complete their costume.  Many adults also dress in costumes at their workplace and perhaps later in the evening attend parties where a mask is used to disguise who they really are.  For a few hours everyone desires to have a good time as they pretend to be someone they are not.

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. (Psalm 139:13-14 NLT)

God created us in love with a purpose for our lives.  God invites us to let our unique personality complement our relationships, and everything we undertake to do.  This is what life with God in recovery is all about, becoming the person God created us to be and following the plan He has for our lives.  When we dare to take off the mask and let our true self be known, we often experience freedom from the burden of our fake persona.  

The question for each of us is, do we want to tell the truth, remove the mask, and find out who we truly are, or do we want to continue telling lies and hiding behind the mask we have constructed?

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, From this day forward I commit to letting go of everything that hinders me from becoming the person You created me to be.  Help me to tell the truth in every circumstance and leave the outcome with You.  Amen

Video Encouragement and Prayer