Be Bold, Be Unafraid….

It’s Day 7 of the #31WriteNow challenge and I had something totally different in mind to write about today. However, this has been on my mind and on my heart to share for a while. As I prepared to write my original post,  the thought would not go away.

“Be bold, be unafraid. Don’t allow fear to stop you.

Trust God and go confidently in the direction he leads.”

To be honest, it’s more of a “note to self” than anything else. Two weekends ago, I attended the Annual “Desperate for Jesus” conference at my local church. One of the many nuggets that resonated with me was something that Priscilla Shirer shared…

“If only we’d believe that what God says is exactly what he will do”

I’ll admit that I allowed fear to hinder me from doing a lot of things in the past.

I smiled just a little bit when someone sent me an email me last week about how fearful she felt about starting a blog. I was tempted to say “Girl, what are you afraid of? Just go for it.” 

But then I quickly remembered….. I have been there. I was petrified about the thought of putting myself “out there”, but I’m so happy I did. I shared my story with her in the hopes that she too would get overcome that fear.

Do I still become fearful about stuff? Yep, I do. I can’t lie! We all encounter things that make us feel like running to corner to take cover, things that other people look at as “easy” but it makes your stomach knot up, things we just need to DO!

Today, I want to encourage us (sometimes you have to encourage yourself) to put our faith in God in front of our fears. Be Bold. Be Unafraid. Trust God.

Until next time