If people see who I really am —
all my brokenness, fears, struggles, failures, and craziness —
as opposed to the pieces of my heart that I’ve traded to be more like them (so that none of me remains),
will they still love me and value me?
Or will they turn into the next in a long line of broken friendships?
I know they’ll say they still love me, but will they value me less?
I need to wrestle with this.
Does it even matter if they don’t love who I truly am because I have Jesus?
Where is God in all this?
I want to stand firm, but I’m giving up so much to be of this world.
Transform me, God, whatever it takes.
Take me where You are, wherever that is.
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Guest Writer
Jerome W.
is a TCK who was born and raised in the Middle East for 16 years before moving back to Canada, his passport country. He speaks two languages and enjoys reading and playing the guitar. Although the transition was hard, He’s been learning to trust that “God’s got this” through it. He lives to serve Christ in any way possible, from camp to worship to poetry.
tcksforchrist.com 
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