the terror of being found out as a fraud by the very people you are holding up

The Joy of Being Known

The day is ending, and the armor you wore so well finally feels heavy enough to drop. You are terrified that the people leaning on you will see the cracks, that they will realize you are just as lost as they are.

But the light does not need your performance to shine — it only needs your honesty. There is a friend who stands at the door and knocks, not to inspect your credentials, but simply to eat with you.

He does not call you a fraud; he calls you friend, and tells you everything he knows. The terror of being found out is actually the joy of being known.

Drawing from

Revelation, John

Verses

Revelation 3:20, John 15:15

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