A Day in the Life

You don't know me.

I've heard a recurring theme lately among teenagers, "You don't know me, or you don't know the real me." It seems some people put on a mask when they are around other people. It is easly to learn how to act and present yourself to people, especially to your parents.

There is a sense of safety in not showing your real self. Most of us don't  feel like we measure up anyway, hiding that "true persona" gives us a chance of evening out, equaling ourselves to regular, normal people.

That perceived safety really isn't there. Not matter how much anyone fakes or hides, God knows the true you. You can pretend to be any one or anything. The fearful can pretend strength, the insecure-- security. You can pretend to not care about things, but remember God's there for you.

It is much better to confess this "true self" to God and ask Hime for help. Most likely, you are only really hiding from yourself anyway.

Pamela Roy

Copyright 8/19/2008 All Rights Reserved.

Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

139:7-16 We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy reach. No veil can hide us from God; not the thickest darkness. No disguise can save any person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secret haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the other hand, the believer cannot be removed from the supporting, comforting presence of his Almighty Friend. Should the persecutor take his life, his soul will the sooner ascend to heaven. The grave cannot separate his body from the love of his Saviour, who will raise it a glorious body. No outward circumstances can separate him from his Lord. While in the path of duty, he may be happy in any situation, by the exercise of faith, hope, and prayer.

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7:51 AM, Aug. 19, 2008 .. Posted by Dizzy

Could be that the teen saying "you don't know me" is right.
So many parents today are both working, never home, and when they are................are so self absorbed, they REALLY DON'T know their child. Their child is allowed too many freedoms, and become 'molded and shaped' by their peers, and worse.
And the parents, have no one to blame, but themselves.

Loving starts in the womb.
There is NO reset button on the game called Life.
There are no 'do overs'.
If you don't start in the womb..and stay at it all your life.........you lose.

Laura