Stepping Into Our Power

There’s a fire inside you🔥
Can you feel it?

Sometimes it flickers quietly, an ember resting in your belly, waiting for you to notice. Other times it burns hot—urgently, unmistakably—calling you to act, to speak, to become. This fire is the energy of your third chakra, Manipura, your solar plexus, the seat of willpower, action, and self-definition. It is where your confidence is born and your boundaries are drawn. It is where the “I can” of your soul lives.

To step into our power is to tend this fire—not to dominate, not to control others, but to rise into a clear, grounded presence in our own lives. This is not just about feeling empowered—it’s about choosing, every single day, to live from the inside out. And that choice? It’s both the most sacred and the most practical thing we can ever do.

And yet, how often do we forget we even have a choice?

So many of us carry stories that taught us to dim our light, to doubt our inner voice, to be “good” rather than real. We internalize beliefs that say our power is dangerous, selfish, or something to earn rather than something we inherently are. And so, we shrink. We defer. We wait.

But no one is coming to crown us. There is no external source of permission. The moment we realize that, something ancient within us stirs. That’s the moment we begin.

So the question is not just, How do I find my power?
But rather, Am I ready to choose it, every single day?

Resistance: The Gatekeeper of Growth

And of course, that’s also when resistance shows up.

Resistance is not the enemy—it’s the gatekeeper. Every time we move toward growth, toward action, toward change, we will meet resistance. It might show up as procrastination, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or even just an overwhelming tiredness that says, “Maybe later.” But these blocks don’t mean we’re on the wrong path. They mean we’re standing on sacred ground. They mean something old is dying, and something new is trying to be born.

Our job isn’t to fight resistance, but to understand it—and then move anyway. Because stepping into our power isn’t about waiting for fear to vanish. It’s about honoring that fear and choosing to act with love and intention anyway.

Imagine it like this: every step forward in your power is a step away from the comfort zone of who you used to be. That part of you—the one that learned to stay small to stay safe—is not going to give up its job quietly. So when you feel the friction, don’t freeze. Feel it. Then move anyway.

Because power is not a feeling. It’s a choice.

Power and Responsibility: The End of Blame

One of the clearest signs that we are truly stepping into our personal power is when we stop outsourcing our lives to blame. When we say, “I didn’t choose what happened to me, but I choose what I do with it now,” we stop being a passive observer of our life and start becoming its conscious author.

That doesn’t mean minimizing our pain or skipping over our stories. It means realizing that we are not defined by them. True responsibility—response-ability—isn’t about fault. It’s about reclaiming our capacity to choose. To create. To shift. This is the foundation of true manifestation—not passive wishing or waiting for the universe to rearrange itself for us—but deliberate, grounded, soulful action aligned with who we truly are.

And this is how we begin to manifest—not by wishing or waiting, but by showing up for our lives with intention and clarity. Manifestation is less about wishful thinking, and more about alignment—between who we say we are and how we actually live.

Walking Into Your Power

This is not theoretical. This is practical magic. And it shows up in the tiniest of ways.

You don’t need to climb a mountain or start a business to stand in your power. Some days, it looks like going for a walk with intention—feeling your feet on the earth and breathing deeply into your belly, walking not to get somewhere, but to return to yourself. That, too, is claiming space.

Other days, it looks like learning something new, even if it’s uncomfortable. Challenging yourself to step outside the familiar. Letting yourself be a beginner again. Asking: Where have I gone stagnant? What part of me is ready to evolve? And then honoring that part with action.

Stepping into our power is often less about big breakthroughs and more about small, daily alignments—choices that honor our deeper truths. It’s in the conversations where we speak up instead of staying silent. It’s in asking for what we need, or lovingly saying no. It’s in waking up to the ways we’ve been numbing, avoiding, or hiding—and choosing, even in micro-movements, to come back into presence.

So many of us are waiting for the fear to go away before we act. But the truth is, we often have to act with the fear. Standing in your power means trusting your voice, even when it shakes. Trusting your vision, even when no one else sees it yet. It means moving forward, not because you’re fearless, but because you’re ready to stop betraying yourself.

And as we do this—one choice, one breath, one action at a time—something inside begins to shift. We stop blaming. We stop waiting. We stop outsourcing our authority to the past or the people around us. And instead, we start cultivating a kind of deep-rooted self-respect that no external validation can give us.

This is where growth begins to feel like truth, not performance. We are no longer pretending to be confident—we are simply being ourselves.

This journey is not linear. It’s not a checklist. It’s a spiral—sometimes returning to old lessons, but from a new place of awareness. There is no final destination here. There is only deepening. There is only unfolding. And what power looks like for you may not look like it does for anyone else.

For some, standing in power may be loud, expressive, and full of movement. For others, it may be quiet, rooted, and calm. For some, it may look like stepping onto a stage. For others, it’s walking away from one. The expression of power is as unique as each of us, because we are all creators—but what we create will vary wildly.

Some of us are here to create art. Others are here to create families, systems, gardens, businesses, healing spaces, or change. But the act of choosing to live from our fire—from that place of courage, clarity, and self-trust—is a universal journey.

The Forever Journey

And it is a forever journey.

So if you’ve been feeling stuck, stagnant, or unsure, let this be your invitation: You are allowed to want more. You are allowed to change. You are allowed to outgrow who you once were. And you are more powerful than you’ve been led to believe.

Start small if you need to. Move your body. Write down your desires. Try something new. Say what you really feel. Stop apologizing for taking up space. Don’t wait for the fear to go away—thank it for its concern, and keep moving anyway.

You are the fire. You are the source. You are the author.
And every moment is a chance to choose your power again.

Let it be practical. Let it be messy. Let it be spiritual. Let it be yours.

Because when we stop waiting and start choosing, when we stop blaming and start becoming, we ignite something far greater than confidence—we ignite purpose. We become creators of our lives, not just consumers of our circumstances.

That is what it means to step into your power.
Not once. But again. And again. And again.

And with each step, you remember:
The light you’re looking for? It was always in your own hands. That is power. That is purpose. That is the fire of the third chakra turning from ember to flame.

With you in the fire, always 🔥🕊️✨
Two Birds Church