Poser - a person who habitually pretends to be something he or she is not.
Have you ever felt like you had to try to be someone else to impress or please another person? It’s really not fun. In fact deep inside there is a voice inside screaming to rebel against this behavior but the outside pressure is to much that it drowns out the inner voice. So we continue to be who other people want us to be or expect us to be while the real us stays hidden. Maybe it is time that we stop being posers and start getting real. This is what my blog is about.
I am doing this blog for two reasons. The first is that this is something that I struggle with this. I want people to like me so I would rather say and do things to have people like me even if it means that I hide who I am really meant to be, the person God created me to be. To be a poser means that we hide who God made us to be and therefore we distort the image of God. What I want is to be real, to not be ashamed for who I am or for what I believe even if it goes against popular opinion.
The second reason I do this is because I bet some of the same things I think and feel are the same things other people deal with but may not be willing to admit. Maybe I am the only one who deals with not being real but I doubt it. So I want to encourage others to stop being a poser and get real.
To get real does not mean that I have all the answers. It does not mean that we become arrogant or prideful and that our speech becomes offensive or hurtful. Sometimes it is wisdom to stay silent. At others times it is wise to speak up. We need wisdom to know the difference.
So what will I write about? Not sure yet. Some things may be serious and others may not. Some things may be religious and others not. I guess I will wait and see.
So whether or not anyone reads this blog it is ok. It gives me a chance to express myself. And if it helps someone else to determine to get real, well that would be a good thing too.
