Being Laid Bare

Being Laid Bare

Consider the humble orange today child. It is a basic fruit and from the outside it does not look like much. However when you open it up, there is so much goodness inside of it. In the same way there is so much goodness inside of you. You are rich and you have so much to offer this world and so much to offer me.

Unfortunately though, just like the orange, the skin that you show on the outside has a bitter taste and is not very appealing. You desire that people would see the goodness and worth inside of you, but if all you are presenting to them is that tough outer skin, then how can they taste and see that I am indeed good? How can they reach out and take hold of the treasures that are inside of you?

So it is time to change my child. It is time to put that tough and bitter skin away. It is time to allow me to strip you of those things that prevent the goodness from flowing outwards.

I know that this will leave you vulnerable and that you might feel afraid to stand naked, but if you put your life in my hands, I will surely protect you.

Allow me to change you! Then you will see many being drawn to you. For it is not them that must change – but you that must change first. If you change first, they will come towards you and be able to taste that good fruit. Then you will see something miraculous happen.

As they taste that fruit, it will start to change them as well and then suddenly their walls will start to fall and I can work on them as well. However I am starting with you today.

Will you give me the things you cover yourself with? Will you give me the outer shell that you show everyone? Trust your life into my hands and know that I will not hurt you. Be bold enough to take this risk and all the goodness I have put inside of you will surely gush out and bless many says the Lord. Amen.