This is so true for me.
CASTING CROWNS - STAINED GLASS MASQUERADE LYRICS:
"Is there anyone that fails
Is there anyone that falls
Am I the only one in church today feelin’ so small
Cause when I take a look around
Everybody seems so strong
I know they’ll soon discover
That I don’t belong
So I tuck it all away, like everything’s okay
If I make them all believe it, maybe I’ll believe it too
So with a painted grin, I play the part again
So everyone will see me the way that I see them
*Chorus*
Are we happy plastic people
Under shiny plastic steeples
With walls around our weakness
And smiles to hide our pain
But if the invitation’s open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade
Is there anyone who’s been there
Are there any hands to raise
Am I the only one who’s traded
In the altar for a stage
The performance is convincing
And we know every line by heart
Only when no one is watching
Can we really fall apart
But would it set me free
If I dared to let you see
The truth behind the person
That you imagine me to be
Would your arms be open
Or would you walk away
Would the love of Jesus
Be enough to make you stay
Chorus x2
Well if the invitation’s open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade
Is there anyone that fails
Is there anyone that falls
Am I the only one in church today feelin’ so small"
I was just wondering if it was true for anyone else?
I think it's so funny how the perceived strength of others can make us feel so weak. I'm guilty of it. I look at people and their situation and think, wow, how can they manage it all, I couldn't do that. The truth is I don't know how they manage and if I really knew I might not be so amazed. We're all stronger then we think and more amazing then we know. Just ask someone who loves you, they'll tell you.
Thanks for reading.
1 comment:
Good post--I think the message I get from this is the importance and NECESSITY of transparency. We have to be real with others--share our struggles and needs and not put on some front like we're perfect or have it all together. There's a time and place, of course (no one wants to hang with someone who is always griping about how horrible their life is), but you know what I mean.
I really think God knows us and knows we might struggle with this, btw, makes me think of the verse in Corinthians about not being among the number of those who compare themselves. Isn't it just pride, really, that tempts us to measure ourselves by others--hoping that we'll come out better, then discouraged when we don't?? I dunno, you just got me thinking! I'm ashamed to admit I think it is pride, for me, that motivates this feeling in the first place!!!!
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