Wednesday 31 December 2008

deepest fear.

yesterday i watched the movie Coach Carter again (i love this movie... not sure how many times i have watched it now..)
But in the movie it has a quote from Marianne Williamson... which i love (in the movie it is edited and stuff about God is taken out of it.. unfortunately).. here is the original version of it.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
And it is so true... well i know it is for me... i often shrink back for others to shine and think who am i to be all this... but i am a child of God and because of that i should shine and be all i am created for so that others will be encouraged to shine.  

so, i also challenge you to be all you were created to be in ?Christ.... and therefore giving permission to those around you to shine...

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