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 frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?
Actually who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightening about shrinking so other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to manifest the Glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some; it’s in all, 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. - Nelson Mandela
I was reminded about this quote today. This quote spoke to me a few years back when I first came across it. God really used it to teach me that I am His princess. I am His delight. I can't make Him love me anymore than He already does. Nothing I can change, nothing I can fix, nothing...can make the Almighty God of heaven more in love with me. I have the fullness of His love right now. Moreover, when I stand firm in who I am in Him, then I can shine for Him, and others will see this light, this love, this goodness that fills me because I am fulfilled in Him. God didn't call me to be a wall flower or a shrinking violet. He called me to be His beloved and to share His love with this world.
Tonight, I pray that we may open our eyes, look around, and see those who are in need. May we stand in God as His beloved and see what He sees.
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