The LORD gives his people strength; the LORD grants his people security. Psalm 29:11 (NET) And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. Romans 7:18 (NLT) Dear self, I know you've had a rough week. I know it was hard to hear people criticize your work. I know you are letting that one person eat you up inside out even though you know you should not let anyone, let alone a stranger, define you. But I also know that the issue lies way deeper than simply someone being upset at your work. This was meant to transform you from the inside out. That critique, dear self, was just the last straw that broke out pandora's box for you. ************* What was inside Pandora's Box? Insecurities about who you are. And Fear - crippling, condemning, critical fear. You feel you are caught up in this web, unable to get out of it - but what is holding you in? Why do you feel trapped? Wh