5 Minute Friday: Bare

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The truth is that I feel naked, bare, exposed most every day.  I try and I try and I try to cover myself - in a good way, with prayers for protection, with the reaching out to say that I need help, but today in my quiet time, God reveals to me where I've hidden my real self.  The self that thinks she can do it all alone.  That thinks that if she asks for help that she is being dramatic or not pulled together or unbearably selfish.

Sometimes I think that I'm being authentic, but there always seems to be another layer.  Another layer tucked beneath the one recently excavated.

And sometimes, it just makes me cry.

And I cry not just for myself but for you.  Because I know if we both sat here together and really peered into each other's soul, there would be a new level of bare that neither of us knew existed.  I know there is a part of you that wants to live with no holds barred.  To live free of the trappings of this world, to pierce the darkness with light, to shun the lies of this world.

Shall we go there together?  Should we just keep our eyes on Jesus, get out of the boat, and show the world that all the things they thought not possible...actually are?


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I'm hanging out with Lisa-Jo this morning.  Want in?  Here's the deal:

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community..

A note from Jen:
Wanna take a dive into sisterhood?  Walk with us each week?  Or maybe even each day?  Find out more info on the Soli Deo Gloria Sisterhood by clicking here.