What holds a person back from doing something he/she wants to do, enjoys, or wants to achieve?
We may label it "busyness" or "laziness" or even "broke-ness"... but what it really boils down to is FEAR.
Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of not doing something perfectly. Fear of starting and not being able to finish. Fear of the possible consequences. Fear of the unknown. Fear.
Fear is the opposite of faith, in my opinion. Fear is saying, "God, I know I should trust you, but can I really trust you? Might there be a moment when You turn Your attention away to handle something else, and I fall through the cracks? What if I think I'm doing something You told me to do, but really I just made the whole thing up?"
God is not the giver of fear... He gives us hope, sound judgment, courage, love, patience, endurance, peace, and joy. When we accept these gifts from Him, and learn to live them 24/7, then there will be no room left for fear. Of course, the only way this can happen is to let the Holy Spirit do His sanctifying work in our hearts and minds day after day.
I'm letting Him get to work on me right now...
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