I See You Clearly Now....

Philippians 2:6-8 (The Message)

^5-8Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion.

For the past couple of weeks I have been receiving e-mails, and phone calls from readers and friends, questioning how I could be so transparent about my life, my failures, my mistakes, my obstacles, my pains and sorrows and even my successes and victories. I use to think that you did not share "your business" with people, yes there are certain things that are private, but I came to understand that my life is not my own, and it needs to be an open book, because my struggles and victories and everything in between, is to help someone else. I have learned that everything I go through is for someone (me included). If everything is private and personal, what is it that we are trying to hide, or who are we trying to fool?
God sent Jesus into the earth, His life and ministry was an open book. Likewise many of those who were afflicted, damaged, diseased and in need of Jesus to save them became apart of His story, they became apart of who we reference today within the Word of God. When people meet me, they meet the same person I use as examples, and the person that has no fear of being found out, because my mess and my success is out on the table. You see the enemy can never hold me hostage to a situation because I make it my business to place myself on the alter and make myself accountable to God first, those I minister to and those who are my "go to people." When I use to get upset because someone told my business it was because I was trying to hide something or the someone that I was, I was ashamed of something or I feared being found out that I really was not living up to who I said I was. Now my life reads as an open book. Because I know it is meant to help someone, it is for my healing and doesn't give the enemy any ammunition over me.
Ask yourself today, why are you hiding so many things? Why do you seem to get offended when your business is put in the street? Is it because you are afraid that someone might see you for who you really are and what really lies inside of you? If that is the case, it may be time to check yourself and how you are living. Are you walking in the truth of who you say you are? Is God pleased with the life that you are leading before Him and the people that He has placed in your life? Have you told the stories that you needed to tell to help someone else make it through and you get free from what has held you captive? Become clear and transparent, for if you are one of God's you shouldn't be worried about your reputation and what people think of you anyway, you should be living to do the will of the one who sent you! God should be the one we seek approval from, not man!