My True Self

My true self is being revealed. The old man is dead.

August 9

The true self is the person God intended when He created us. The false self is the construct we have built to protect ourselves. These are mostly false beliefs. Things like fear, pride, and habits are just a few of the pieces of the false self. I have come to know that I must die to the false self. All those things I have created to protect myself and my heart.

Thoughts like, don’t get too excited, it might not happen; protect your heart.

Or I can insulate myself from trials if I always do the right thing.

I just can’t forgive them, what they did was so wrong and can’t be undone.

Don’t let them see you sweat.

It is not easy to let these things go, to let them die. We built these walls to protect ourselves. They can make us make us feel safe. But, that’s a lie. As we break down the walls and let go of the lies, life is more abundant. Jesus is more real and closer than ever before. My true self is unburdened.

I picture my true self with a tall open frame around me. Piles of stuff and garbage are heaped on and all around me, all held in place by the framework.

My true self is buried. I have been slowly taking off the garbage and getting rid of it. Slowly my true self is being revealed.

But what if I can dismantle the framework? Most of the garbage would simply fall away. There would be some to deal with, but for the most part, I could simply walk away. Leave it all behind.I could be truly free and my true self.

I’m not sure what all this would look like in the real world, but I like the picture and the idea God has started to reveal.