Weeks ago, before church I had a few minutes before we had to leave so I picked up my phone to check Facebook. I had five alerts so I quickly skimmed through them and noticed someone had commented on a photo. Earlier in the morning I had changed my profile and cover photos. My marriage is the second most important relationship (behind God) and I decided my profile picture should show this relationship. My girls are also very important to me so I changed my cover photo to a picture of them and my profile picture is a picture of my husband and I.
Someone commented that we look so happy. A completely innocent comment that made me upset. How dare they tell me how to feel. I realize now how silly my reaction was, but in the moment it really bothered me. I did not feel happy and I did not appreciate someone telling me that I should be happy. This comment made me realize how much we hide from others. We give the illusion that we are happy. On the outside everything looks great, but on the inside we are far from great.
In someways this is good. Being able to "hide" some of your emotions can be very helpful. In other ways it can be a detriment. Regardless of what "everyone" sees, it is vital that I have people close to me that I can share how I really feel. People I can turn to for help when the trenches get a little too deep. We all need these people.
What we see on the outside does not always match what is happening on the inside. Just another reminder that relationships matter. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
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