STRIP

My sister loves to say “you have to get naked before God”. The first time she said that, I was a bit confused. Why would I have to take my clothes off in order to be with God? That seemed like the last thing I wanted to do. But she explained, she didn’t mean to disrobe but to come to God as real as you possibly can. This is contrary to how we deal with people.

We are accustomed to putting our best foot forward and sending our representatives to function in the world on a daily basis. We are who other people expect us to be instead of being who we truly are. That is the way of the world. You cover your faults, pretend to be perfect, and keep a smile on your face.

That’s not how God works!

Whatever is revealed, God can heal. He wants you to bare it all in front of Him. You can’t go to the doctor and tell him nothing is wrong but you want the medicine. How will he know what to prescribe if you refuse to tell him your symptoms and where it hurts? The easy answer is that he won’t. God is all-knowing but there is so much power in admitting where you are struggling.

I don’t mean the superficial things but those things that are deep down and buried within your spirit. God can keep a secret; you can trust Him with your innermost parts. Why? Because He already knows. He created you and He has always had His eye on you. So, you might ask “Why do I need to tell Him if He knows everything?” Because it does no good for someone else to know what’s wrong if you cannot admit that it’s wrong in your life.

If you won’t expose it, there is nothing God can do about it. If you truly want to be a better person and want God to change things, you have to hand it over to Him. The only way the pain and struggle can change hands is by you giving permission to God to come and take it away. The fire department or police department don’t know that you have an emergency until you call them and make them aware.

By stripping away all the layers of façade and reputation, you can get to the root of what is causing you to struggle. You may have an issue with wanting to control everything but until you get bare before God about what is causing it, He can’t heal it. Or you may have a problem with promiscuity; God wants to take that pain and pressure away from you. He is waiting for you to admit what the cause of it is so that He can remove the burden from your hands.

Help is waiting for you but you have to open the door. God is a gentleman and will never force His will on you; He has to be invited into your life. An uninvited guest is one of the most annoying things in the world. 

You can trust Him with your heart because He waits until you call upon Him.

Real change happens when you bare your soul in the presence of God. You can pour your heart to Him because He cares for you. So, there is only one thing left to do:

STRIP!

With All My Love, 

Mrs. Truscott