Let's Be Real

What is "okay" anyway?

Ever been asked "Are you okay?" or "How are you?" or "What's wrong?"....and you'd absolutely love to say "I'm great" and actually mean it. How often do we lie? How often do we say "I'm good" or "I'm fine" and not mean a word of it. If you are anything like me, you don't always tell the truth when someone asks you this type of question. You say you're fine. You say you're great. And in reality, it's a complete lie.

My friends and I ask each other how we are doing all the time. Our replies vary. Now it's come to the point where when one of us is lying it's more than obvious to the other person. I am grateful we see through that and are truly able to be there for each other. We're able to break down the wall of "fine" and see that our friend is not so "good" even though they'd like everyone to believe that. I think we'd all be more honest with each other if we didn't feel bad for potentially burdening someone else with how you're "really" doing...

Jesus can be that friend. How often do we pray like everything is okay when in reality your heart is broken and you feel like everything is in pieces? How often do we pray and pretend that we're just fine? WHY? Why do we pray to the ONE that can save us, help us, and heal us and put on a show....when with Jesus, we can be REAL. Our answers don't have to be "fine" or "okay." They can be more along the lines of "I'm hurting and I don't know what to do," or "I just need You" and THAT is okay. We can be real with Jesus. We can give him our burdens. We can lighten our load. We can tell Him how we are really doing. No pretending. No lying. No fake pretenses. Jesus can handle our honesty. We can be real. We can cry. We can shout. Sometimes our tears and our honesty is better than a Hallelujah to Jesus.... the "honest cries of breaking hearts." It's better to Him. Because it shows God that we trust Him. We trust that He can HEAL. HELP. HOLD. LOVE. And make us BETTER.

Let's be honest with God. Let's trust. Let's believe that if we are honest with God, God will make us better. Stronger. Wiser.

I'm trusting. And I'm going to be honest for a change.