Everyone has secrets. Frank Warren of Post Secret would go so far to say that some may not even be aware of the secrets in their lives, because not only do they hide it from others, but from themselves as well.
I attended a lecture by Frank Warren last night here at Northwest and it was ... amazing. He mentioned what an amazing campus we have here, that so many people can get up and share their secrets, which they did, and go back to their seat to be comforted by their friends. Secrets they had never told another soul. That's unbelievable to me. That a person can walk up to a mic in a room full of strangers with something so fragile to their soul, and then bear it before the world.
How do we get to a place within the community in our own lives, where we don't need someone like Frank to hold a lecture in order for us to bear the most intricate and fragile parts of our lives to each other? Frank mentioned he wasn't religious which shocked me because, as a friend explained to me, God is most definitely using Frank's work to change lives. I just wish Frank and so many other secret posters had more than a 1.800.hotline or a blog to go to, but instead had a savior.
I challenge you to tell a close friend about your secret. Not a stranger. Why? Because your close friend needs to be challenged to love you, and you need to know that a true friend will continue to love you no matter what your secret may be.
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i agree.
i wish i went last night.
To him that you tell your secret you resign your liberty.
Interesting quote. You should have explained it though, because telling someone your secret for most people is a very freeing experience.
'Why? Because your close friend needs to be challenged to love you, and you need to know that a true friend will continue to love you no matter what your secret may be.'
I feel like that's what I experienced last night. Thanks for listening and caring.
Post Secret is such a great example of our need for a saviour. It's also a wonderful example of how God's image and glory is in all humans. I heard a quote once that men are like the ruins of a once great and beautiful temple; a shadow of their former glory. It's incredible how God uses Christians and non-Christians alike in his mission! To say non-Christians are without wisdom is blasphemous to His image.
Thanks for your comment on my entry. I appreciated the thought, and I'll definitely include it in my follow up.
Wow. That's good. And that is also what God wants us to do. But so often our pride doesn't allow us to.
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