Fake it til you make it.
I heard this phrase from a friend of mine recently; I must say she is quite the unique individual.
But, I’ve come to enjoy a moment here or there talking when I do see her; which is on a Starbucks run for a frappe, caramel, of course.
But anyway, she’s always smiling, asking people how they are, etc.
She seems happy, like a lot of us do.
But…. that one day, I sensed she wasn’t, and I was right.
That’s when she talked a few minutes and said this phrase.
“Fake it til you make it.”.
I pray often for her and many others, just as others do for me.
That’s what we do when you care about your friends, you pray for them.
But anyway…. getting side tracked here.
I’ve thought a lot about that phrase.
In some ways, I guess we all do that in our daily lives.
Simply pretending that everything is great, smiles on our faces, and crying inside.
I wonder how many people we meet in a days time, that are wearing those fake smiles.
My guess is a bunch.
Reminds me of the commercial about depression where she carries around her happy face plate, to hide the real her behind the mask.
What would happen if we all took off the masks?
None of us are perfect, not one of us, not even close.
Not one of us have that perfect dream life,
wonderful marriage,
great job,
perfect kids,
great health,
no problems at all.
Not one of us can honestly say, “oh, i have all that, and not one care at all.”
You might say it, but you would be telling a whopper of a lie!!!!
I don’t think there is a person alive today, that’s not stressed about something, not even the children of today; that is truly a heartbreaker.
So why do we try so hard to pretend our life is something that it ain’t?
Wishful thinking?
Optimism?
Shame?
Fear?
Failure?
Praying it will be?
I think we do it because we don’t want people to think less of us, to find out that our life is just as stressed and messed up as the neighbors.
Really, who are we kidding?
Each of us knows our own troubles and woes, but we don’t want the world to know it.
So what do we do?
We plaster on our best smile, and act like we don’t have a care in the world.
You hear the common greeting, ” Hey, how are you?”.
Your answer, “I’m great, how about you?”
Their reply, “Wonderful, couldn’t be better.”
Do you see my point?
Both people, most likely, we will call it stretched the truth.
I’m not saying we’re to go around with our head held low, frown on our face, like we just lost our best friend, as the old saying goes.
But, I think, bear in mind this is just my opinion, if we were a bit more honest with folks, they may be as well.
You never know if something you’re going through may be something your friend is going through as well.
God works like that sometimes!!!
I think He does it so we can be a help to each other, pray for one another, lift each other up.
One strand breaks easily, two strands are stronger, but three are the best.
God, you and a loved one or friend, or prayer partner walking through a storm together.
God is always with us, ALWAYS! I’m so thankful, how about you?
His Word plainly says:
Lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the world. Matthew 28:20
So see we are never alone, or forsaken by God.
He loves each and every one of us way too much to ever leave us.
Yet sometimes, it is just really nice to have a person right there with you as you go through things.
So folks, let’s not mope around all gloomy; but don’t be so quick to wear that fake smile either.
You can fool the world most of the time, a friend sometimes, but you can never, ever fool yourself; and especially not God!!!
Till next time!!
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