All my life I've held back.
I've held back my growth, my relationships,
My talents, my abilities, my affections,
My strengths, my insecurities, my dreams....
Everything.
Sometimes for fear of being judged,
Sometimes for fear of being loved.
Sometimes out of laziness,
Sometimes out of spite........
But always held back.
I've created walls that closed me in,
Barriers that held me back,
Masks that suffocated me,
And cages that separated me from others...
And myself.
The self that could have learned and taught,
Felt and thought,
Shared and cared,
Confided and comforted.....
But no more.
We don't have to conceal...let's reveal.
We don't have to hide.....let's be found.
We don't have to dwell....let's heal.
We don't have to be afraid...let's be real!!
I'm thankful for this new gift.
I'm thankful for the freedom,
I'm thankful for the confidence,
I'm thankful for the truth,
I'm thankful for the chance.......
The chance to stop holding back and
finally move forward.
The chance to breathe!
The chance to connect!
The chance to love!
The chance to live!!
Living wasn't really living until I found that second chance.
I owe everything to the second chance giver
Jesus Christ.
