This morning during my “quiet time” I often read something and ponder, “What was the thinking behind the script or what inspired the author to pen this thought?” In other words, it is my attempt to get into the mind of the author. I have done that with several authors and this morning, my eyes gazed on Marianne William’s - “Our Greatest Fear”. I have had this poem posted on the cork board in front of my desk and I have read it a zillion times and glanced at a zillion times more. Today, I made the conscious, committed decision to read between the lines.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us
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 and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
To decode some of this, I must go all the way back to Genesis, “Then, Eloheim said, “Let us make man mankind in our image and likeness . . .”” In the original Hebrew, the word Eloheim or the current Elohim was plural for “Gods” hence, Father, Son and Holy Spirit”. There are several other scriptures throughout the Bible that support this and it is not my intention to go down those paths at this time.
Because we were created in the image and the likeness of God, we, like Thomas Troward states in the chapter, “Affirmative Power” from his book “The Hidden Power” have the ability to wield the Creative Power that creates. Not on the grandiose scale of God, but on a more limited scale. We have the ability to create our lives. It is this ability to create either consciously or unconsciously that scares us. This was often eluded to by Hill in many of his writings especially in his book, “Outwitting the Devil”. Sadly, far to many people go through life playing it safe. They managed to make it from the cradle to the grave and never took that chance to step beyond their own beliefs to let their light shine.
We all know that we have the ability to be, do or have. We seem to lack the Self-Confidence that Hill talks about especially when I read and re-read the “Self Confidence Formula”. For some strange reason, we can see abilities in others, however, we are unable to see those same qualities within ourselves, so we remain stuck, woefully trapped within the prison known as our Paradigm. We all have the light of Spirit that burns deeply within our soul and for some reason, only be known to ourselves, we choose to put our light under covers rather than letting it be a beacon for others. Perhaps, it is because our “friends” or loved one fear that we will move on and leave them behind. Perhaps it is their fears that hold us back from taking that leap of faith. One thing I have learned, some people are very resistant to change. They get stuck in the familiar and the comfortable also known as their habits. We are creatures of habit. I have been tried, convicted and in-prisoned on this many times. My jailor? Me. I am free to walk out of this self-imposed prison at any time. Many do not, and here they remain - in a prison they are not even aware of.
Who are you? Who are you not to be, do or have? Who are you not to be the one who inspires others, to lead and set the example for others to follow? We were all created by the Creator - in His image and likeness. We are all His children. God did not create junk. Everything and everyone has a purpose.
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