ShiningLight: HAVEN

BEYOND MEASURE

"OUR DEEPEST IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE.
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, TALENTED, 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.
WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD IN US. IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF US. IT'S IN EVERYONE.
AND AS WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE, WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. AS WE ARE LIBERATED FROM OUR OWN FEAR, OUR PRESENCE AUTOMATICALLY LIBERATES OTHERS"

(Marianne Williamson - and quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994 at his inauguration!

Saturday, May 09, 2009

HAVEN

Hey ho, I found a place that I can call my own, MY OWN! After I had been praying for quite a while…(since December last year) – I know that a lot of you joined me in that prayer over the months…, I found a place last Monday. The Pastor helped me find it. It was perfect: Kitchen, Lounge, Balcony, Bedroom, Bathroom, Guestroom: all furnished. I pray my rent per month which gives me more flexibility especially now that I leave for the US/Germany in July. I tell you this is such confirmation of Jesus knowing the desires of my heart. I have been longing to have a place on my own. Don’t get me wrong, I loved having roommates…some of my favorite friends have been roommates one way or the other….but it is time now that I have my own HAVEN. My HAVEN where I can retreat especially being with a lot of people. My assignment is being with people which is awesome but it is not always easy. It brings me to my limits and then it is awesome to come home to my own place. It was such a blessing to stay at Granny Jenny’s place for more than 1 year. As she put it in her note to on Thursday (my moving day) : GO FLY, BUTTERFLY. So here I am, I spread my wings and I fly. This is a new chapter, a new season! Enjoy the pictures of my apartment No. B 13 and praise God with me!!