I rise...

... above these mountains that tower before me,
Rise,
despite the calls from the fears that sit comfortably, lounging in the back of my mind.
I will rise and I will continue to rise,
no matter the unsurmountable challenges that come.
Too many times have I began to
dance with the thought of
giving up.
No longer will I entertain the doubts that draw me back to
feelings of defeat.

Here with you

Looking back on life...
I am amazed.

I am amazed at how I could come from the place I was at...
To the place I am at now.

Because the place I was at before was dark...
So dark.
There was an absence of hope, joy and love;
There was nothing but
fear...
Fear and condemnation:
The constant nagging of a
"You'll never be good enough"
"You're not worth a thing"
Dare I say
"You can never reach God,
He no longer cares for you."
I hated it, I hated myself for not having the motivation to try and fix it.
What was I to do?
What did I have the power to do if my God no longer resided in me?

Lies,
They were all lies...
Powerful lies,
Lies that would entice and beat you into submission,
But they were lies nonetheless
And lies hold no power against
the reach of my Almighty Father.

He still reached me,
When lies seemed to drown out His familiar voice,
He still got a message of love through.

"I will rescue you!"
"I've never left,
Here I stand,
Here with you."

And that is why I am here...
Where I am today.
Though the alternate reality still hangs behind,
Eager to drown out His voice once again...
I shake away those lies and revel in the glory and joy that
Life with my Savior brings.