Hidden Gift

I played myself down for years just to make others feel comfortable. I silenced my voice, dimmed my light, and followed their script. Not because I lacked power, but because I didn’t want to disrupt the comfort zones around me. They praised me when I was quiet, when I stayed small, when I kept my brilliance tucked away behind smiles and muted tones.

But I’m done with that. I ripped that script up.

And now… they’re uncomfortable. Not because I’ve changed, but because I stopped hiding. They’re scared of the very storm they helped create, the one that brewed in silence while I sat in rooms full of noise, swallowing the truth just to maintain peace that was never mutual.

They can lie about me. They can talk about me. They can hate me.

None of it changes who I am or what I carry.

I’m no longer locking this gift away. It was never meant to be buried under fear, doubt, or other people’s insecurities. I won’t use it for evil, I won’t use it to retaliate, but I will use it.

Because God developed me in private. He prepared me in the shadows while the world watched someone else. I went through the fire, the isolation, the internal war, and I made it out refined, focused, and aware of my purpose.

This is not arrogance. This is alignment.
This is not rebellion. This is revelation.

I’m stepping fully into who I am now, unapologetically.

And if that makes you uncomfortable, that’s not my burden anymore.