God said, “You are Beautifully and Wonderfully Made”. If I’m to believe his word, trust in everything that’s written, then I must accept who I am.
It was one day, while working in my home office, that I received a phone call from a friend from my past. To my great surprise he was outside my house, calling me to come out. In total disbelief, I peeked out my window, it was true, he was actually at my home. I don’t like surprise visits to begin with, but even worse, to have such a surprise visit from a married man. Let me be clear, I was not happy at all when I went outside to confront this unwelcomed visitor. As I walked towards the car, I saw him lower his window and raise his finger to his mouth to shush me, indicating to me he wanted me to be quiet, not to reveal my presence. So in front of my own home, this individual who was thoughtless enough to come to my home uninvited, had the audacity to shush me, so it could not be revealed that he was in my presence.
Well that was it! As I stormed back into my home I said to myself, “I Am Not A Secret”. I patiently waited for him to get out of his car, walk to my door, and ring the doorbell. As we stood on my doorstop, he quickly learned of his mistake. He was schooled on the level of disrespect not only to me but to his wife, and to his relationship. Without being able to say too much, he was educated on why showing up at a woman’s home as a married man, was absolutely unacceptable. As I turned to go back into my home, those words burned into my brain, “I Am Not A Secret”. There is no situation I should ever be in that causes me to have to be hidden, to be kept a secret. Self-love for me means not sharing, not coveting something that is not mine to covet, and certainly not allowing myself to be kept a secret.
