Readers

Ahh my readers. Alas, I have found you! Some of my dear, dear friends are out there reading what I have to say. And I don't know how I feel about that. Here's what I'm thinking so far:

I'm embarrassed about some of the things that I have said. But as I sat at work thinking about it, I ask myself why? Am I ashamed that I am a Christian? Absolutely not. Am I ashamed that sometimes I don't think exactly the way that other Christians think? Absolutely not. Am I ashamed that I have kept parts of myself hidden? Yes. As a Christian, I find myself most often withholding my beliefs from fellow Christians, not from the doubters and haters out there. From my friends. And I need to be done with that.  So I will continue to write as if I am writing to myself, but I welcome anyone to comment!

Right now, that's as far as I have gotten. So this I promise to myself: I will continue to be myself. I will say (write) what I am thinking and I will accept that I could be wrong, I could be judged, and I could, and probably will, be questioned. But I will be honest, because it's what I need and because it's what I believe God is calling me to do.