Permission to Speak

Permission to speak freely is a project by a woman named Anne Jackson. I don't know Anne Jackson. I have no idea what she believes or what her background is. But...

She asked the question below on her blog...flowerdust.net....and almost 500 people responded. She's now turning this idea into a book. It's a take on the post a secret idea.

what is something you feel you can’t say in church, or around other christians?
for example…mine would be, “sometimes i feel like i can’t share how i really feel inside.”
funny, serious, whatever…what’s yours?

Hmmm...what a great question! I like it.

My answer:

Sometimes I feel like people will always judge me for my past and it causes me to be defined by it. I think that makes God sad. I think He'd want me to be bolder in testifying of His grace and goodness.

And...

Sometimes I wish people would drop the fancy lingo and just be real. Just tell it like it is. Instead of being evasive I wish they would just speak honestly and directly. The truth is easier to deal with then all the lies we tell trying to avoid speaking it.

How would you answer this?