AWAKEN - God knew you before you were born. He created you with everything you need to be you. The journey you experience within your family and community may not recognize nor nurture all that God has placed in you. Not to worry! That seed of intent of purpose has the touch of God upon it. Nothing can destroy it. We can overlook it; we can minimize its value; but it does not disappear.

The secret weapon of you is there, waiting for you with Holy Spirit to awaken it and bring it to lif...

Remember the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Did you want to be that fireman, or that nurse? I wanted to be a teacher, mostly because I thought it was the only option for me. I had no concept of authentic identity or the idea that I carried within me a recipe for what I should be.

And then I met victims of childhood sex abuse and discovered through their desire to overcome, the concept of being restored to authentic identity. Each of us has exper...