Take a Risk… Tell a truth.

Daily writing prompt

When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?

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The last time I took a risk was the moment that I decided to create this blog. With no idea about who will read it, I decided to start telling the truth about my life. I\’ve hidden for so long, but I declare that through this journey I will begin to embrace my truths.

For a long time, I tried hiding my past and the pain that I experienced growing up for fear of being shunned or fear that my truth might hurt someone else. Honestly, the truth is that this is what\’s been causing so much chaos within me… holding my true feelings inside, but it\’s time that I release.

Often times people tell you to move on from the past because they don\’t want to hear you express your pain. As I grow in my relationship with God, I am learning that it\’s more important to acknowledge the pain and reveal the enemy that is hiding in dark places. This is what sets you free.

A while back my aunt asked me, \”What does the truth do?\” Sadly for the life of me, I had no response. It wasn\’t until recently that I experienced the answer and figured out how this applied to my life.

\”The truth will set you free.\”

So many of us are held captive to the enemies of fear, sadness, apathy, grief, shame and anger because we are harboring pain, too concerned about what would happen if we told the truth. The thing that I am now learning is that when you bring these hidden things into the light it will release the enemies hiding within you.

I once heard someone say that the truth needs to be told, but first it might tick you off, but then it will set you free.

With that being said, I am making a promise and a commitment to myself to live in the light. I plan to grow in my relationship with God and increase in revelation regarding the plan that He has for my life.

It\’s time to break free from open door associations, close the access point and awaken the light within me exposing the enemy and his tactics. This walk, I know is worth the risk and when I come out of this recovery, I will spread my wings and fly.