Afraid of the Shadows

Do you remember being afraid of the dark as a kid? When your parents would turn out the lights and all of a sudden every corner of your room became a place for the scariest parts of your imagination to come alive? Can you recall the feelings of shear panic, the times of trying to cry out for your mom but all you could muster was a faint whisper?

As an adult I know that there is nothing lingering in the shadows of my room at night however, in the shadows of my soul there awaits something ready to devour me. In the corners of my mind lurk the desires that I know are not of God yet they are still there. I have drug them into the light and exposed them for what they are and yet they still spy on me. Waiting for me to forget about them so that they can remind me of their presence in a way that is terrifying.

Just as it was as a child the only way to conquer the monsters in the shadows is to shed light on them. We need to pull our monsters into the light for all to see. It is only then that they will have no power over us. Only then will we be free from the fear, free from the shame, free to rest.

What monster is waiting in your shadows? Are you ready to face it head on? Are you willing to grab hold of it and show it to the world? Yes, it will mean that others know that you are afraid of the dark, but will the knock to your pride be worth the freedom?

Are you ready to come out of the shadows?

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