According to Wikipedia, the Witness Protection Program was established in 1970 to provide protection to witnesses before a trial & from retaliation afterwards. The Federal Government relocates & provides new identities to those who risk their lives by giving testimony in certain cases. To help avoid discovery, witnesses must sever ALL ties with former aquaintences.

Some days, I would like to enter this program. I feel like my life has been a living testimony against the power of Satan & for the Power of God.  Because of this testimony, I am attacked. Over & over again. Some days I really wonder if it’s worth it, while other days I wonder if my testimony was enough. Should I run away & hide & have no one ever know about what I’ve done? Starting over DOES have it’s advantages. But how could I sever all aquaintences? How could I walk away from the very people who ARE the Power of God, just because I fear Satan’s retaliation. Fear of struggles. Fear of failure. fear. Fear. Fear!!!

We were listening to some old DC Talk music in the car today (Nick really likes the song ‘Jesus Freaks’) when I was really hit by the song ‘What If I Stumble’ again. I HAVE stumbled & fallen. Who hasn’t? But some days I want to run away & hide & go somewhere where ‘Everybody DOESN’T Know Your Name’. But then I wouldn’t have anything to testify about anymore & somehow Jesus’ name loses power, doesn’t it? So I fight. But I have to tell you that some days are not pretty. Some days Satan gives me a black eye or mocks me & just calls me names. But then I think that Jesus went through all this too (well, the beatings, not the sinning) & I’m sure there must have been times when He wanted to just go where no one knew His name for a bit too.  But now He wants me to call out His name. There is power in His name. And Jesus is the best Witness Protection Program after all.  Yep – He’ll relocate me to heaven AND give me a new name! All I gotta do is testify! So Jesus, I don’t care how many times Satan tries to beat me up – I trust my life to you!