The Mask Behind My Make Up

By Beverly Jean Thomas

This book was written through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I believe that many of us, if not all, have had an encounter with a mask of some kind. Your mask might be the seed of corruption due to the very standards of your mind-setthose things that you have allowed to creep in and take a place of residence. It could be the tears from a broken love and the hate that you carried quietly within. The mask hides you within due to the hurt or pain from your mother, father, sister, or brother. The pain may have been concealed by the makeup you wear.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 22, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543422030

Beverly Jean Thomas

Jesus I know I could not have done it without you. Thank you for being a part of my life. I pray that this book will draw those with problems to seek you for solutions.

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Copyright © 2017 by Beverly Jean Thomas.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1     My Make Up

Chapter 2     The Strange Feeling

Chapter 3     Where Will It Lead Me?

Chapter 4     Confession Time

Chapter 5     The Lie And The Conversation

Chapter 6     The Book

Chapter 7     Looking At The Sin

Chapter 8     Church

Chapter 9     The Fellowship

Chapter 10   Morning Service

Chapter 11   Naaman’s Make Up

Chapter 12   The Lesson

Chapter 13   Looking Beyond

Chapter 14   It’s Preaching Time

Chapter 15   The Teaching, Behind The Preaching

Chapter 16   Obedient For The Christian

Chapter 17   The Testimony

Chapter 18   Reflections

Chapter 19   Closing Remarks

Chapter 20   1 Corinthian

Chapter 21   Final Words

The Dedications

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BLESS THE LORD,

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank the Holy Spirit for the given words to write. All those who are connected to the Sneed’s family, especially my mother, Mrs. Essie Sneed Thomas, Mr. Michael Birdine who believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. Mrs. Nannie Winstead, Mrs. Jeriline Green, Mr. Award Ayesh, Minister Brenda Lloyd and my Pastor Rev. William J. Everett. I love you all! A very, very special thank you Mrs. Lois Bullock for reasons I dare not say. Thank you

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THE INTRODUCTION

This book was written through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I believe that many of us, if not all, have had an encounter with a mask of some kind. Your mask might be the seed of corruption due to the very standards of your mindset. Those things that you have allowed to creep in and take a place of residence. It could be the tears from a broken love, the hate that you carried quietly within. The inter mask that hides within due to the hurt or pains from a mother, father, sister, or brother. The pain may have been concealed by the Make Up you wear.

Therefore, the Make Up formed a mask that you use to cover hurts inflicted by a friend, a neighbor, a son, a daughter, an aunt, an uncle, a niece, a nephew, a grandmother, a grandfather or maybe an in-law. Perhaps it came because of a visitor; a co- worker, a church member, a nurse, a doctor, a lawyer, or even from a pastor who minister the word of God. If so, I pray that this book will help you to find some cracks in your mask so that when you look into the mirror your hidden secret will be revealed.

We all have secrets of some kind but the worst one I found to be is the one that keep me bounded because of my own chains. Chains that come with two sets of keys. In fact, there may not be a secret at all, just the sin that has founded a way to cover the mind and to keep the truth concealed from your heart by using lies, excuses, and ruses to make the mask live as truth. The mask is being used as the real you. The mask cannot give life therefore, you give the mask the life with the Make Up that you wear. The secret need not to be revealed to me; but to you.

Perhaps the secret is a hidden sin that lies deep within, being covered with the mask of Make Up that can only be seen by the reflection of your mirror. If so, I pray that the mirror be broken, so that the cracks can be seen and the Make-Up be destroyed to the point that the word of God can enter in. I pray, there will be a reflection in His words to replace the broken mirror, the mask and the Make Up. Upon His words, there lies an image that will be a covering of protection, a covering of understanding, a covering of hope and a covering of strength that will point you to truth. The One who can give you hope and freedom from the world system of slavery that draws the mind into what appears to be satisfying to the flesh. But under the flesh is where I am locked inside a prison wall. When I try to escape, it seems that I only escape the wall that I am