Know What I Mean?!?!

Hi. Meet my old friend the monster. His name is selfishness. He has been a friend for far too long. It's really time for him to go. It's amazing how big he has got in such a small amount of time. Yet he gets uglier by the day. I don't consider myself as the selfish type that boast. It's really not about what I have. It's quite the opposite actually. I seem to get caught up in what I don't have and where I lack instead. Still, it's all about me. Well, NO MORE. I believe, and therefore have to stand on the statement that "I hold something that the world desperately needs."(Lisa Bevere, Nurture) So I can't isolate and withdraw anymore. I can't live in past broken friendships and hurts. I get to make friends and live fully in the gifts and talents God has given me. I wrote a rap about it. Haha . Envision this white girl spittin '. (That means rapping for those who are not down with ghetto lingo.) Here it goes. It's called: The Monst...

Fear. Such a small word but with huge consequences. If we are honest, we have all been held captive to fear at one time or another. Fear in tangled us like vines wrapped around us keeping us from moving, speaking or even thinking of anything other than the situation itself. Maybe you have fear over your future. Maybe it is finances. Maybe you are afraid of others perceptions of yourself. Whatever it is, this fear has trapped us and kept us from sharing God's true life of victory He has for us. A verse that has been on my mind a lot lately: Rev 12:11 And they defeated him (the devil) because of the blood of the Lamb and their testimony. And they were not afraid to die . There has got to be a time when enough is enough. You get sick of watching those around you hurting and struggling. Your heart breaks for those who are broken. You just can't keep quiet any longer. So here it is...my testimony. Since I was young, I have always struggled with being too self conscious. I care too...