Second Chances

I was on the stage with 3 other singers around me.  There to lead me, help me through this, and make the music work.  And though I had been told a million times before that I sounded great, I never really thought that I was all that wonderful.  I don't know really, what was different about this day, but something was.  I sang with the confidence of a performer.  On this very day, after practice, I was told that I kept up the whole time, for the first time.  Meaning I stayed on pitch, didn't need the girl next to me help keep me on track.  No flaws.  Another confidence boost.  I looked in the mirror later on and I didn't see me.  I saw a beautiful, confident, happy person in the mirror.  I saw the person that God always wanted me to be.  And I was happy.  For the first time in a really long time, it seemed that I was happy with myself and who I was.  I thought, this is God's second chance for me.  I know that I have made some mistakes along the way, but this is what God wants out of me.  And I thought to myself, "I am ready to take the next steps in my faith."  And it was the best feeling in the world.