Will the Real Me Please Speak Up?

So many selves, so little time to manage them all!! While this statement may seem somewhat odd, it is on my heart right now. And no, I'm not talking about multiple personality disorder. Instead,I'm talking about "real life." My guess is that like me, you play a variety of roles--mother, sister, daughter, friend, worker, etc. Am I right?

I've been examining this in my own life. Not so much the "juggling" of roles. Like any woman, I've pretty much got those down cold. What I'm talking about is deeper than that.

Just who is the "real" me--the me I was created to be? And yes, I know from "Believing God" I am who God says I am (thank you Beth Moore!). I'm just not sure who that really is. Is she hiding somewhere deep inside? And that, my Siestas is the real question. You see the roles that we play and play well, I might add can get in the way and obscure the real self. In fact, if I might be so bold, those roles and how we think we "should" play them can actually keep us in bondage--never fully realizing the perfect self God created us to be. If you've ever done "Breaking Free" I think you'll agree.

Sara Groves, one of my favorite CCM artists, puts it this way in her song "Just Showed Up":

Spending my time sleep walking
Moving my mouth but not saying a thing
Hoping the changes would take by working their way from the outside in
I was in love with an idea
Preoccupied with how a life should appear
Spending my time at the surface repairing the holes in the shiny veneer

There are so many ways to hide
There are so many ways not to feel
There are so many ways to deny what is real

And I just showed up for my own life
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright

I'm going to live my life inspired
Look for the holy in the common place
Open the windows and feel all that's honest and real until I'm truly amazed
I'm going to feel all my emotions
I'm going to look you in the eyes
I'm going to listen and hear until it's finally clear and it changes our lives

There are so many ways to hide
There are so many ways not to feel
There are so many ways to deny what is real

And I just showed up for my own life
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright

Oh the glory of God is man fully alive
Oh the glory of God is man fully alive

There are so many ways to hide
There are so many ways not to feel
There are so many ways to deny what is real

And I just showed up for my own life
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright

So how about it my dear Siestas? Am I the only one who has trouble recognizing the real me?? Or is it easy for you to dig deep and then truly be transparent and show your authentic self?

So many questions?? Anyone "brave" enough to venture a comment? Oh come on. I triple-dog dare you!! Just who is the real you??? And is it time for you to show up for your own life?