Coming Out

What uphill battle have you won in recent years? How did that make you feel? (Serendipity Bible Fourth Edition, page 581).

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NIV).

When you give up your own truth to win at someone else's game, everyone loses.  (--Stephen C. Paul).

I sense the liberation of those in all honesty "coming out of the closet" regarding their true sexual preferences. My own personal task and challenge was to "come out of my shell." And just as there can be nothing more real, more personal, and more factual than sexual preferences; there can be nothing more real, more personal, and more factual than one's innermost thoughts and convictions.  In either case, to categorically deny truth at such fundamental levels makes a mockery of truth and integrity wherever else it should be found.

While I occasionally still run for shelter behind a shell, I sense the frequency is becoming less and less. The crucial indicator is the extent to which I  slavishly indulge in "small talk" rather than conveying the true issues on my mind.  It may well be that diligent expression persistently liberated through writing blogs – often in private settings – has opened more widely windows in rooms of social intercourse. 

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