Behind The Mask!

The wicked put up a bold front,
but the upright give thought to their ways. (Proverbs 21:29 NIV)

We all have things that we hide from the world and each other. Things we don't think people will understand or care about. Yet, sometimes when we hide certain things we don't deal with them. We just put up a good front and hide behind our masks.

We are so prone to find a way out from dealing with our problems, but we can't continue to live like this. At some point we have to face our faults to truly over come them.
Think about this if you are about to buy a house and this house looks great; new paint, smells good, and new appliances. It's everything you wanted, but then through further inspection you notice a horrible pest problem, rotten wood, and mold under the paint. All these things hiding under the surface could be dangerous to you once you get it.

Just like our bodies we keep all these problems locked up in us and act like nothing's wrong, but these things could be slowly killing us. Like the common phrase God knows my heart. This is very true, he knows our hearts, the depths of our minds, and all the things we keep hidden. He sees these things and we are being judged by them the longer we keep secret. You never really know how small things can make a huge impact.


Questions for thought:
What things are you holding on to behind your mask?
Have you identified that you have a mask?
Who are you really?