Lets Get REAL

Real-(Adj)-

Genuine and authentic

As I looked up definitions of "real" this was the one that caught my eye. How many of us are asked on a daily basis "How are you today?" and we reply "great, life is fabulous, good." I know I'm guilty of this. But lets be real with each other today. We aren't always GREAT but portray it when asked how you are doing. We even tell the people we are closest to the same thing and the ones closest to us care the most. 

We need community with others who we can be real (Genuine and Authentic) with. God makes it really clear in the bible about how we need to be with other believers in community. This is to encourage us, pray for one another, meet another's need, a listening ear, and to walk through life with other believers.

You may think all the above sounds good but I'm not ready for that. And that's OKAY. We are all on different levels of wanting to break down the walls and get real with one another. I understand the thoughts going through your mind right now. You are thinking being real with others will expose your weaknesses, judge your issues, trusting the other person, being talked about behind your back. The list can go on. I get all of those feelings and most women feel the same way.  I can share from personal experience that I used to not like being real with my true feelings, ESP with others. Until God showed me the importance of having godly women in my life. What freedom comes out of breaking down the walls and having a couple people you can get real with. 

I pray that the season I'm in will encourage you to consider breaking down your walls.

I'm a woman that likes to do it herself and ask for zero help. Well God definitely has shown me different over the past month. I have been at the same job for almost 2 1/2 years. I've known for a while that my season would be coming to an end with my current job. I just needed to take a step of faith and step out. It was not a bad company at all but not moving up and not having a raise since starting, I knew something had to give. I began my search for jobs. This freaked me out a little bit. I had been comfortable for 2 1/2 years. I got an interview with a company. Super stoked about going to it. My heart to serve women, walk through life with them, and most importantly women come to Christ as their Savior  is my heart beat. So I jumped on the opportunity for this job. I was excited. Then slowly God revealed it was not the right fit for me. I was pretty bummed. I needed major wisdom from God and the couple people who speak complete honest truth to me. I sought wisdom. It was evident this was not a place for me to enter. I dealt with tons of anxiety and different emotions knowing I don't have a job. This goes back to my pride and wanting to be independent. Still tons of emotions going through my mind but through the word of God and others in my life he has brought more peace than I ever could have imagined. 

I have gone back to a verse we ALL know probably by heart. 

Jeremiah 29:11-13

"For I know the plans I have for YOU", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you HOPE and a FUTURE. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 

So this is where I'm at in life. Learning more and more about myself, seeking the word of God first  and a couple women who speak truth in my life. I encourage you to start breaking down the walls and become free to share!! You will find much freedom!!!!