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Photo by Anna Crane Photography

Has anybody been watching "The Bachelorette" this season? {Come on--you know you have.} ;) One of the possible suitors this year arrived to the show wearing a mask. He wanted "the bachelorette" to see him for what's on the inside. So he walks around looking like The Phantom of the Opera and it is awesome. This past Monday he decided to strip himself of this mask and reveal his face! {side note: he was not given a rose that night.} The mask was so distracting that she couldn't get passed. It seems that all his mask did was hide both his face AND his heart. 

This makes me wonder: how many of us walk around wearing a mask? Sure--we may have good intentions. We want people to see the very best of us. We walk around with our neatly ironed shirts and perfectly combed hair. We use fancy words and order fancy lattes without ever showing anyone the REAL us. God created us each uniquely. We are HIS CREATION. If our Maker is proud of us....why aren't we? It's okay that not every day is perfect. It's okay to cry. It's okay to be human! Sure--we all have our flaws. Who doesn't? There is no such thing as a perfect person.  Let's take me for example: I have crazy curly big hair. I have the hand-writing of a ten year old boy. I can't ride a bike. Sometimes I lack courage. Close to perfect? Nope. Not even close. But? I am becoming the lady God wants me to be. Life is a journey and I'm glad to be on it with Him. Let's face it-- Life is too short to wear a mask. I believe we could reach more people for Christ if we were just REAL. So I ask you this question: Will the real "you" please stand up?