Hiding in the Shadows

In life sometimes we lose our place,
   And in our hearts we are left with just an empty space.
We only concentrate on the loneliness and pain,
   And a glimpse of our reflection reveals
a person ordinary and plain.

We forget about all the people's lives we have touched,
   And instead think that our own life doesn't amount to much.
But it's amazing what the mind hides when the soul is lost,
   And how many excuses to avoid achievement that we can exhaust.

For a person such as you harbors so much potential,
   But in order for it to flourish self confidence is essential.
You possess charisma and compassion that is shared so freely,
   And a radiant beauty that only you cannot see.
And when the time comes and you finally appreciate who you are,
   This will be the day the world inherits it's most brilliant star.

So my friend never lose yourself in another's shadow,
   Let your own talents and abilities allow you to grow,
      And that empty space in your heart will overflow.
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Father, I ask you to bless my friend reading this right now!
     Lord, show them a new revelation of Your love and power.
     Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment.
 
     Where there is pain, give them Your peace & mercy.  Where there is
     self-doubting, release a renewed confidence in Your ability to work
     through them.
    
     Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, I ask You to give them
     understanding, patience, & strength as they learn submission to Your
     leading.
    
     Where there is spiritual stagnation, I ask You to renew them by revealing
     Your nearness, and by drawing them into greater intimacy with You.
   
     Where there is fear, reveal Your love, and release to them Your
     courage.
    
     Where there is a sin blocking them, reveal it, and break its hold over
     my friends' life.
    
     Bless their finances, give them greater vision, and raise up leaders,
     and friends to support, and encourage them.
    
    Give each of them discernment to recognize the demonic around
     them, and reveal to them the power they have in You to defeat it.
   
     As you do these things, remember our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and do
them in His name.

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