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"Unfiltered" by Rachael Mann: Coming Before God Without Masks


"Unfiltered" by Rachael Mann is about being authentic, dropping your mask when you come before God. "Come as you are!" Produced by Dove Award winner Nathan Walters, this song gets right into what this means, "Ready or not this is me // Stepping out of the shadows they are hiding me." With God, we don't need to pretend. "I've been running for so long // I'm tired of pretending I'm so strong." 

Rachael Mann - UnfilteredThe lyrics are all about honesty, because God already knows what's troubling us, our strengths, and "All the broken parts no one can tell." We tend to try to hide behind the walls that we built for protection, hiding parts of us, but these walls won't last forever: "These very walls that I've built to protect me / Are starting to fall." 

If we listen, we will hear His voice, "calling out to me // Saying I am enough." He gives us the strength and guidance to press "… through the voices, tearing down the shame // This is who I am." He helps us with our fight to embrace truth over fear. The bridge of the song emphasizes the confidence He gives us to do this: "No one can tell me who I'm supposed to be // No one can take away my victory." Rachael reminds us we're "cherished, wanted, loved," just as we are. 

May this song help you to live unapologetically in His love. If you're ready to let go of shame, then let God help you. In Him you will learn to see that you are wonderfully made!

(Related scripture: Psalm 139:1-4; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Isaiah 43:4)

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