Kid: “Mommy, may I have a cookie?”Teenager: “Dad, may I borrow the car?”Adult: “Sir, may I ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage?”
What permission do you feel you need? You succeeding doesn’t have to be an ego trip. God built you to win, to crush the enemy under your heel. Setting the captives free is success; when you do that, it’s not about you, but the person you freed. So get over yourself and remember what Marianne Williamson wrote.
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, handsome, talented and 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.
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Good stuff.
I though this was a quote from Desmond Tutu…
Our Deepest Fear (by Marianne Williamson)
Thanks Seth, I needed this right now.
This is timely. Thanks Seth…
Come aboard, don’t be afraid to dream, failing is just an exercise needed for sweet success. Dad this is refreshing!!
I love this Seth. What a great way to explain identity and authority. It’s a struggle to feel the freedom those “permissions” bring us, but they’re a vital part of stretching up into spiritual maturity. I found myself feeling guilty just the other day for stirring up some controversy on facebook with a post. I found myself thinking, do I really know what I’m talking about? Should I have worded things more carefully or done more research? The result of it, however has been to reconnect me to an old high school friend who became an atheist and now he wants to continue discussion about God as a result of my post. I’m learning to walk in the freedom you’re writing about. Thanks for leading the way!
Thanks, David. It sounds like you’ve landed on a good application of the principle.
I feel like this was for me. EIther way, thank you for your encouragement!
This is great. I especially loved #3 and #4 – and that poem is an old favorite!