Am I really REAL?
As I have pondered over these past few days who I would describe myself to be, the question has come to mind many times, “Am I really real?” “Am I really who I portray myself to be.” And to be honest with you, these questions have stirred up quite a bit of unease in my mind simply because I am still on the journey of discovering who I really am.
For most of my life I became or I was who others thought I should be. In a nutshell, I was a people pleaser, I did not value the real ‘me.’ I know I am not alone in this because I honestly believe very, very few are the real deal. I looked up the word real at Dictionary.com and the definition is: genuine, authentic. An antonym of real is ‘fake.’ I just read an awesome book by Mike Frank called, Prosperity with Purpose, and in it he shares that he was not real, he was a poser. That was the word he chose and I think it is a word many of us can identify with. I love it when these sort of things get exposed. Bill Johnson always says that what you can’t identify you cannot overcome. As soon as Mike Frank identified he was a poser, he was open and willing to become real. I have realized that I am willing too. As I write this I realize I have already made great strides but I want it all. I want to be real. I want to be the same person at home as I am when I am out with friends or at church. I believe that being real will eliminate a lot of conflict and strife we carry, therefore allowing peace and freedom to reign in us. I hope this has triggered something in you too.