Madison Sanders Writes

When all the outside forces are pulling you in a million directions Testing your patience and causing frustration Day after day the pain lingers like an unwelcome visitor I start to feel like a stranger in my own skin But somewhere deep inside I summon the strength within The strength that says I won't stop The strength that says I have too much too give Don't silence me Don't quit Don't give into the voices that say "This is just the way it is. This is your reality now deal." There's a fire deep in my bones A knowing that this isn't how the story ends I control the narrative Not my body Not my emotions They flucuate like a rollercoaster I get mad I get tired Sometimes I can barely move Still I rise Moment after moment I refuse to let pain control me I've seen God's hand in my life many times before He's raised me up before and He's doing it again Things may be really hard right now But that just mea

Today has been a day of self-reflection. After listening to some leadership teaching, I've given a lot of thought to what Dr. Myles Munroe said. He has a way of making you think. He has a way of speaking to not only who you are right now, but who you COULD be. He gave the illustration of a fruit tree. We all know every tree starts out as a seed. He said, "Your seed is the idea or ideas that just won't go away." I've had two seeds burning in me for many years. Writing a book about my life and taking my magazine I developed in college and turning it into a business. Some questions I've asked myself today are: What kind of fruit am I offering to others right now? What kind of fruit COULD I be offering? You see I don't want to die with potential left inside me. I don't want my gifts to go unused. I don't want to work just to have something to do. I know I was made for more. My biggest competition isn't with other people or even their i