As I whiteness myself methodically and ever so slightly blooming, petal by petal, into the greatness that I am destined to be, I feel myself internally recoil. Even when the pullback is slight I am still very much aware of it. I asked God why it is the tendency of humans to drawback when we notice our ascension into the great and divine. The answer He gave me was, fear. Once I was able to put a title to this I began to quote all the fear-revoking scriptures that came to mind. These helped, but what cemented my acceptance of my grand transition was the heavily quoted Marianne Williamson quotation. However, it was not until now that I understood (completely) what her words were speaking to.
"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.” ~Marianne Williamson
This quote was definitely the result of God’s rhema (spoken) Word, and I truly thank Him for it. I thank God that He is continuously inspiring great thinkers, and that I now know it’s okay for me to take my rightful position in such a prestigious group. I must no longer sit still and hoard the God-breathed words which stir in me daily. So look out world, Nicole Stokes has something to say!
Nikki
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