Graduation on Saturday made me ask this question...
How in the world did God get me to where I am today?
People say that hindsight is 20/20. But to me, I'm still amazed regularly by God. I still can't see how He did it. I still don't understand how its possible that I'm here serving Him in church and in COH. People say, "Daryl, you've grown up! You've sacrificed so much! You've changed!"
And I say, "I have?"
In my own eyes, I am still an 18 year old who decided to serve God. I decided to because of how amazingly nice He's been to me. People like me don't change... We are transformed. Simply by hanging around in God's presence, we are renewed. I'm just loving Him. Sacrifices? What sacrifices? I just followed Jesus.
Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and 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 were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some, it is 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 fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
| Marianne Williamson |
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