The Narrow Way

There was a time when I shrunk back.
When I kept quiet, even when I had something to say.
When I hid what God was doing in me because I didn’t want to make anyone uncomfortable.
I had learned to survive by playing small…
To make myself less noticeable, less complicated, less… me.

But Jesus didn’t save me so I could stay silent.
He didn’t heal me so I could keep hiding.

He is calling me into the light,
Not because I’m perfect, but because He’s powerful.
Not because I have it all together, but because I’ve finally surrendered what I was never meant to carry alone.

And now… I’m done shrinking.

Because the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in me.
That means I can speak.
I can stand.
I can show up fully, flaws and all.
Not for applause. Not for approval.
But because there is power in my presence when I carry the presence of God.

Proverbs 28:1 says,
“The righteous are bold as a lion.”
And I may not always feel bold.
But I am righteous, not by my own effort, but by His blood.
So I will walk into rooms I once avoided.
I will use the voice I once silenced.
I will say what God puts on my heart, even if it shakes in my chest.

Because I’ve learned that boldness isn’t volume.
Boldness is obedience.

It’s doing what God says even when it’s scary.
It’s stepping out even when you’re still healing.
It’s trusting that what God put inside you is not random, it’s required.

I’m not hiding anymore.
Not my story.
Not my healing.
Not my calling.
Not the light that God has placed inside me.

Because when I hide, somebody else stays in darkness.
When I hide, somebody else thinks they’re alone.
When I hide, I’m withholding the very thing God wants to use to set someone else free.

So I’m standing up.
Not for show, but for purpose.
Because the enemy tried to silence me with shame,
But I’ve been filled with the Spirit of the living God,
And now I speak with authority.

I walk with boldness.
I move with clarity.
I live with intention.
Because I know whose I am.
And I know why I’m still here.

God didn’t bring me this far to sit quietly in the corner.
He brought me out so I could speak life, shine light, and carry His name with power.

So no, I’m not hiding anymore.
I’ve been healed too much.
I’ve come too far.
I’ve seen too much of His goodness to stay silent.

I am bold.
Because He is with me.
And He has more for me than fear ever tried to steal.