Sticks and Stones Can't Touch My Soul

Throughout my life I have felt loneliness, rejection, pain, intimidation, and taken for granted by what I can only describe as bullies. 

There have been so many times when people have tried to put me down and succeeded as my confidence has been affected.

I have found that if you are a nice person and have passion for people it works against you as people tend to take advantage of your better nature. 

In the industry that I have grown up in where performance is not only what we do but also what people judge us on, unfortunately for some competiveness manifests as bitterness. 

As a dancer this went against me as I felt I couldn’t express myself as I knew I could.  I held back and shied away from letting myself go. 

This meant that I was unable to be myself as I was always conscious of judgement and for want of a better word bitchiness.  I knew that there was so much more inside of me but guarded myself in fear of rejection and criticism. 

After I gave my life to Jesus, I gradually felt the fears subside.  I felt an inner strength beyond my own, pushing the boundaries of my old self confidence to new depths I had never dreamt possible. 

This hasn’t been an overnight process or an easy one.  It is ongoing and I still have a long way to go!  But I have found that with trusting in Jesus’ power within me He works through me, fighting my battles for me, giving me a new confidence in the gifts He has given me and helping me to be the person I was created to be. 

I am caring less and less about what people think of me and more and more about how to be the best that I can be and achieve all that I was put on earth to do. 

Although I still often feel put down and intimidated I am learning to rise above and realise that if people want to make you feel like that then it is them with the problem. 

This new found confidence is not one of vanity, self assurance or self righteousness, nor is it confidence in my own abilities.  It is confidence that Jesus Christ lives within me and by the power of His Spirit I can be the person that He wants me to be.

Whatever sticks, stones or words are thrown my way I have a power within me that is greater than anything that is in this world.

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