It’s time for healing time to move on. It’s time to fix what’s been broken too long. Time make right what has been wrong. It’s time to find my way to where I belong. There’s a wave that’s crashing over me and all I can do is surrender…  It’s time to face up. Clean this old house. Time breathe in and let everything out.
          (Whatever You’re Doing – Sanctus Real) 

The bars aren’t meant to keep you out. No, sometimes they are saying…fight to get in.

Above are some of the lyrics to one of my favorite songs. The song talks about letting go of the old, releasing the things that we keep inside, the things that would eat us alive. We all have hidden fears, secret anger and emotional breakdowns that leave us stranded on our journey. These caveats are the parts of ourselves that hurt us, yet we don’t know how to let go of them. I have had those moments…there was a time in my life (not that long ago) that I spent my days in a dark room hidden from the world, separated from friends and family by choice. I felt as though a dark cloud was following me around and raining only on my parade. Then one day the Son (no not misspelled) shone bright. God showed up and showed me that where I was…I had put myself there. My favorite saying in the Bible is “But God…” It’s always the moment that He gives the answer, heals the pain, or opens a door. I know not everyone who reads this will appreciate it, but I know where I once was and I am blowing away by where I am now. Life was bleak and not worth living…But GOD healed, answered and opened the door for my escape.

So what am I thankful for today? I am thankful that I am NOT who I was.