Real...What if everyone was?

Luke 7:36-50

Alright well I think it is no coincidence that I have constantly been thinking about Mandisa’s testimony before she sang the song What if We Were Real and then reading these scriptures about the woman with the alabaster box.  Now you want to talk about getting real---well this is it!  She didn’t care who was there, she didn’t care what they had to say about her, she didn’t care that she was not considered of high standing with those that surrounded her, what she did care about was bowing, falling, at the feet of Jesus…literally!  I have heard and have even said myself many times about needing to just lay at the feet of Jesus, but this woman did it, she put everything aside and put everything she had---her heart, her soul, and her mind into loving and seeking our Savior, Jesus Christ.  So what if we did this----like the song says what if we were real?  The chorus of this song is so true…

We keep trying to make it look so nice
And we keep hiding what's going on inside
But what if I share my brokenness
What if you share how you feel
And what if we weren't afraid of this crazy mess
What if we were real

So what would happen?  Stop for a moment and think about this.  What would happen?  This is exactly what this woman did, she gave her brokenness to Jesus and let him take it from her and I just have to believe that when she left that place she was a changed person---she probably never lived another day without thinking of her Jesus and that day when she was real.  So I know it won’t come easy for me, I know I will get off track and then back on again, I know that I will feel hurt at times, mad at times, and even embarrassed at times, but I honestly think that God is telling me that I need to be more real.  I need to let go of what I think sounds like the right thing and trust Jesus when he leads and guides me. 

You know I have gotten so frustrated lately with many things, but to be perfectly honest I know that I am not looking at those things with the eyes of Christ, instead I am looking with the eyes of Rosanne and that is not showing me anything except myself and that is no good!  So I am going to work on being real, which for me starts with lying at the feet of Jesus (literally) and being completely honest with him.  Afterall, if I can’t be honest with my Father, I can never be honest with myself and others.  You know I may not can pour my tears out on his physical feet, but he is just as real today to you and I as he was to her so long ago.  I don’t know about you, but I need to pour out what I have hidden in my box on Jesus, I need to be unafraid to just let go and be real.