Take Off the Mask & Live

By Janice Aytch Stricklin

“I believe that the world is waiting for Christians to stand up and be the sons of God we profess to be and that it wants to know that our God is God.” — Janice Stricklin Romans 8:19 says: “For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.” Now more than ever, Christians must daily, live out who we really are. We represent Jesus, who is the only hope in this time of worldwide chaos. He holds the answers to the questions the world is asking, we know the truth that brings freedom, but before we can lead others to this truth, we must be walking in it ourselves. Take off the Mask and Live is a door to walking in that truth. Using Scripture and principles from the Bible, Take off the Mask and Live helps you to identify and remove blocks or hindrances to living in the freedom and power that God intended for you by peeling back the layers and revealing who you really are.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pockets of Truth, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 31, 2020
• ISBN: 9781734102017

Book preview

STRICKLIN

Copyright © 2019 Janice Stricklin.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of the author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

Cover Design by Dresbach Studios

Back Cover Author Photo by Eric Dejuan Photography

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019916118

Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7341020-0-0

eBook ISBN: 978-1-7341-0201-7

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 01/03/2020

Pockets of Truth, Inc.

PO Box 380485

Birmingham, AL 35238

[e-mail]

Unless otherwise cited, scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scripture quotations taken from the Amplified® Bible (AMP),

Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation Used by permission. www.Lockman.org

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries.

Special Thanks

To the many men and women who— through love, prayer, and

encouragement — have helped make this book a reality and for the

continual leadership of

The Holy Spirit

Dedication

In memory of my loving daughter Nancy (known as

Nan Lin) whose life taught me these words:

Life is but a moment; make it an amazing one

INTRODUCTION

I n a world where deception has become acceptable — even the norm

— We, the body of Christ, find ourselves with a serious identity crisis.

We who are called by His name have been subtly led into a place of personal hiding. For many, this place was not one created by choice, but by the doctrines and traditions of the church world, many of which have nothing to do with God or His Word.

For years, we have been saying, It is not about religion; it is about relationship. Stop and take a good look around you in the church today.

What has happened to that relationship? It appears we have been slowly moving from relationship to the wearing of the mask. That mask is covering something, and behind that something is the real you.

You may not think you have on a mask, or perhaps you had one on at some point but thought you removed it and moved on.

My question is: Are you sure?

By the time you walk through this book your answer to that question may shock you.

Perhaps you are an attorney, renowned physician, business owner, pastor, waitress, school teacher, or church leader with the credentials to prove it. I want you to consider this question: