LAYERS

Such a wonderful thing to see the many layers of motives and plots that dog life and people. And they often are buried underneath a mantle of words.

Ones that often contradict what is truly underneath. It just sounds so much better when we give it a spin that makes the truth more beautiful.

Only that is not reality, just sounds good. Well as long a nobody looks beneath the surface. And that always happens sooner or later.

Normally when we find out facts about person that we didn't know. Then we listen to the explanations.

And those might even have a grain of truth. Or maybe not. It just depends on how bad we want to dress up that flawed layer we would rather forget.

Or how much we are afraid letting it be seen will somehow make the person think less of us. And that always ends with us looking even worse when we try to explain the obvious.

I think the problem is in part related to our need to have the illusion of self control. And that is okay.

As long as it doesn't become our reason for being. As if constantly denying the facts is going to somehow improve our situation.

God's spirit truly does try to strip away those layers from our thoughts. We wants us to be able to face the real truth.

And that can be so very painful if we cling to some delusion about our real nature. Even the most spiritual of beings has flaws.

None of us is without sin or the ability to be perfect. But when we build up this group of facades that help us not feel so bad about our lives.

What we need is truth. We need the power of God's spirit to give us the strength to deal with our problems in an honest way.

And that doesn't always mean the problems will go away. God doesn't reward sin by taking away the consequences.

But He does forgive and that is the important. Which is the one that that really counts. It is very hard to fully accept the meaning of forgiveness and grace.

When we do then we can stop holding onto layers and start celebrating. Which gives more joy than if we spend the time able to see what God has to show us rather than our own excuses.