How many of you struggle with fear? I think all of us do to some degree, but we may not want to admit it or we may not know what it is we fear. Some of the fears that I have been struggling with are the fear of man and the fear of failure. Both of these things have been a hindrance in who God wants me to be. If I am constantly seeking the approval of people more than I am seeking the approval of God then I am putting God in a box, a box that He doesn’t belong in. I want to be able to take God out of this box! I don’t want this box to hinder Him and who He wants me to be anymore.
So this last month I have been working on taking God out of this box and letting God be bigger than people. The fear of failure isn’t just part of this race but it has been a part of my whole life. I would always do anything to make sure I wouldn’t fail. But what is failure? Failure is something that we set on ourselves. We let other people tell us what is a failure and what is successful and then we believe what they tell us. But what if we didn’t put people on such a high pedestal and rather start seeing ourselves through God’s eyes. Would you see yourself as failing?
Over the past couple of month I have learned a lot about fear and that I need to trust God more than I look to people. A verse that God has shown me over this past month is Psalms 56:3 it says
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
This verse doesn’t tell us that we won’t ever be afraid, but instead it tells us that in times of being afraid we need to trust in God. I always thought that when I was afraid I just had to suck it up and push through it. But God doesn’t want us to just push through. He wants us to press deeper into his word and our relationship with him. What if you look at a failure as God’s idea of an opportunity for a do over with better results? Would you want to try again?
When it comes to fear of failure, the only failure that you should be afraid of is not acting. If God is telling you to do something but you are too afraid to do it because you’re worried about what other people are thinking and then you don’t do what God is telling you. That is when you should fear failure. Why would you ever not want to act on something God is telling you to do just because you are afraid of what people might think? When we fail to act because of this we aren’t listening to the God that created us, we are listening to the thing that He created instead. Why does everyone listen to what people say when they can talk directly to the creator?
I pray that as you read my blog you can travel this journey with me and learn with me. This trip is so much more than just helping others or doing fun things. It is about truly pressing deeper into all that God has. This world that He created has so much beauty, so many opportunities and so much growth potential in Him. Each day is a gift and blessing from above and is part of the road to eternity that I am on. Thank you for joining me on this journey.
Please keep my team and me in your prayers. Each day presents new blessings & challenges. So praying as God leads is best. Besides your prayers, financial support is still a necessity. With your generosity I have made it over 75% of the way to my goal. It feels great to be getting this close!!! If you have the resources to support me it would be greatly appreciated. I would like to be fully funded by June 1st. Any amount of donation is helpful. Many small donations have just as huge of an impact as the larger ones. If everyone that looks at my blog donated something I would make it to my goal much faster. Thanks for prayerfully considering my need for support!
Thank you again for your prayers and support! God has been so good! Serving Him with all my heart!
