(2 Corinthians 4:2 MSG) We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. Altar Your Alter Ego A different or side of a personality. Why We Mask Up Life experiences our soul. Unhealed hurts damage our . Seek safety through . Unmasking Unfair Unrealistic Unwise (Judge 6:11-16 NLT) Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.” Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” 3 Healing Truths God’s of you is different than what you . (Judges 6:12 NLT) The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” (Ephesians 2:10 NLT) For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. God has you more than you . (Judges 6:14 NLT) Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” (2 Peter 1:3 NLT) By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. It’s about you than you . (Judges 6:16 NLT) The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” (Philippians 4:13 NLT) For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.