All Hail to the Christ Within,

Praise God for another day! We have another opportunity to let our light shine. Today we will address why we fear success, which is part two of our “Impeding Your Own Success” series.

Sustained success is something feared by many! On the surface this sounds quite foolish. If no one wants to be a failure then why in the world would anyone fear sustained success? The fear, most often, is subconscious and unawares to us. The fear stems from what is expected of us once we move from success to sustained success. Marianne Williamson wrote, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.”

We don’t fear our inadequacy, we fear that we can in fact do all that we desire. Humans are creatures of habit. So if we are used to feeling inadequate or feeling sorry for ourselves, then we will probably continue doing so. We even continue this sad pattern in the light of hope for our situation, even when we see the light getting brighter within us. Yes, we fear the success brewing on the inside which is sustained success.

Now that we know we can subconsciously fear success, we know we must dig a little deeper into ourselves. We have to now find the source of success. And in finding the source of success, we will never be failures again. May God bless you all! Peace and love!

I have the honor to be your obedient servant,
Rev. George H. Latimer-Knight
Written November 27, 2009 at age 28