Am I THAT Transparent?

This week someone said to me in passing conversation that I was “transparent.”  So, of course, being the analytical woman I am, I had to drag this with me into the throne room and have a conversation with my God about it and ask His opinion.  One of the best things about my relationship with my love (Jesus) is the fact that anything I bring into the throne room and talk about in communion with Him; He will take me seriously and answer my questions and communicate with me via His Spirit.  Just that intimate sharing and trust with Him and knowing that He will always answer me is so comforting!


So, I asked Him, am I THAT transparent, Lord?  His answer?  I HOPE SO!  My response was, “huh?”


[trans-pair-uh nt, -par-] –adjective
1. having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
2. admitting the passage of light through interstices.
3. so sheer as to permit light to pass through; diaphanous.
4. easily seen through, recognized, or detected: transparent excuses.
5. manifest; obvious: a story with a transparent plot.
6. open; frank; candid: the man's transparent earnestness.
7. Computers . (of a process or software) operating in such a way as to not be perceived by users.
8. Obsolete . shining through, as light.


After reading this definition of the word transparent I got to thinking about being transparent so that rays of light can be distinctly seen, recognized, and detected.  Am I, as a believer, transparent in my daily life?  Not in what I say but in WHO I AM?  Am I open, frank and candid about Jesus?  Am I obvious?  Can everyone see the light of the Holy Spirit shining in me?  Do I keep his commandment and love, without expectation or agenda but just because He asked me to?  Even when it is taken for granted or stomped upon or not returned….do I honor Him?  Oh boy, some tough questions for me.


Today, in my quiet time this morning, I had a few verses come to me.  Here they are:


Proverbs 10:12:  “Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.”
Proverbs 17:9:  “He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.”
1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
John 13:35:  “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."


Philippians 2:13:  “so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe”. (in the context of don’t grumble or argue)




The antonym of transparent is SECRETIVE.  Do I have ulterior motives other than to love and hold those in my life with the utmost respect?  Is that obvious?  Am I genuine?




I had to laugh and thank Him for my time in the throne room today because now I know the answer to the question: “Am I that transparent, Lord?:  My answer?  “Man, I HOPE SO!”