Is fear like a chain around you?
Holding you back and holding you hostage? You want to step out of its grip, right? If so, I can relate. One time I was the queen of fear, until GOD dethroned me. Thankfully!
I knew I was to switch my career from teaching littles to women…
My conversation with God was:
Yes, Lord, I love to teach. Yes, Lord, I am burned out teaching children. Yes, Lord, I love working with women. And by the way, Lord, when you sent me that 40 year old mom who talked to me outside my classroom door that one morning, the one that I listened to and encouraged and helped her. I realized then , GOD, you were doing something new within me.
God had changed my passion from teaching little peeps, to coaching adult female peeps.
But I continued to argue with GOD. But LORD, if I give-up this job of teaching children, what then? What about the pay check? Where can I teach women? How will that look and happen? I am not a Beth Moore, God, so how will you bring women to me?
Down deep, I knew what I needed to do. I had to march toward fear and I am ever grateful that I listened, heeded, finally surrendered, and left teaching children.
I did the next best thing at that time. I learned to take one baby step. I stopped, prayed, and waited for direction. Yet, the desire to work with women only grew. He opened the doors for more teaching with women and then I received my coaching certifications.
That was 20 years ago. And the desire to coach, teach, speak and write for audiences of hurting, harried, and women that hunger for more purpose in their life only continues to multiply.
I cannot imagine my life, if I had not stepped out. Experts have told me, “Darlene, you would have been a tall empty shell.” And I would have been sad, depressed, tired, bored, and no energy and just praying and waiting to die. NO thank you.
Now what about you. Take time to answer:
- Does fear hold you back?
- Why is that?
- Is it the second guessing, did I hear God correctly? Second guessing can stop most of us. But, really it is fear laced.
- Perhaps, you ask yourself, how will this all work out, God? (In other words, you want to know before you step out. That is not living by faith.)
Fear is a LIAR!
What do you long to do with your one life? Will fear stop you?
Will fear keep you chained up?
Break free of fear of today and go toward it! And take one step.
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