dailydatewithgod

It is hard to imagine how others really see us, or rather how we appear to them.  Our visage is one we can only witness of ourselves.  Because we do not have the same exact experiences, lenses, and default patterns as another person we are limited.  We can only do our best to convey the visage we feel is the best representation of ourselves.  There are so many aspects of each human being that from moment to moment we may convey a different visage than we intend.  Our best hope is to create a congruent thread that runs through all the parts of ourselves.  Even so, we have no control over how we appear to others.  It is very much based upon the moment the other person is in.  Despite this lack of control we all tend to spend a lot of time trying to carve out a visage we think cannot be seen as anything than our intention.  But others cannot know all our intentions.  Some with whom we are close may engage with us to find out.  Others are genuinely curious, but even we can become blinded by not realizing our actions do not convey our intentions despite our best efforts in a given moment.  The greatest service we can do for one another is to connect with the truth of ourselves in our hearts and let it guide our visage.  At the very least it provides a peace of mind that no matter how another person may or may not interpret our actions, we know the truth from which we are being.  In a loud and noisy world that puts a lot of value on one’s visage, it can feel rebellious and counter cultural to put more importance on the value of our own heart than what the world has to say.  This is why our hearts’ are equipped with the courage needed to live life.  God did not design us to be what others’ want or supposedly need us to be.  God designed us to be the truest version of ourselves.  The great irony is when we all connect with the truth of ourselves and present the visage form the lens of the heart, there is little distinction between who we are all being in the game of life.