Our Deepest Fear

This morning, as I was moving papers again, I found a poem given to me by a friend at a leadership conference I just attended. It challenged me a bit. AND, then in God's word I was shown the verse that follows. WOW. How personal is God?

OUR DEEPEST FEAR
by Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear in 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's 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're liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.


Colossians 3:23-24: Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing
that from the Lord you will receive ther reward of the inheritance. IT IS THE LORD CHRIST WHOM YOU SERVE. (my emphasis)

I've been set FREE, once again.