"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."--John 8:36 I'm embarrassed to say that I've been living for other people. It was bound to come out sometime, but I was not really aware of it until I found myself re-routing my whole life to avoid the "pain" of disappointing others. I went along with it for a while, but knowing at some point it was going to have to end. The Holy Spirit gave me a picture a few weeks ago of a woman with an arrow piercing through her stomach. The arrow was tied to a string on both ends which lifted her entire body off the ground towards the sky. She was clearly in pain--teetering along and standing only on a tight rope--hoping to not make any sudden movements as to avoid the sharp pain through her side. A week later I realized I was the woman, and the arrow I was avoiding was the fear of disappointing people. It seems almost abruptly I made some necessary but difficult decisions that hurt my pride. However, ever