Relatively speaking, it's a long way to the ground for that tiny butterfly (moth?) from atop that equally tiny flowerhead - but for wings.
That's what faith gives me. Not an absence of fear - but wings to jump off into the deep unknown (metaphorically speaking, of course) knowing God promises He will supply all the wing power I need for the jump.
In his message to us yesterday, Pastor Eric reminded us that fear is the number one hindrance to doing what God asks us to do; and in our small group discussion afterwards, my friend Sam reminded us what I've heard often (and obviously needed to hear again), "Do it afraid - just do it afraid."
That's my chalkboard message to myself for the week: Do It Afraid.
I've confessed an embarrassingly long list of fears that have hindered me - fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of disappointing others, fear of causing others to stumble, fear of saying something stupid, fear of not being good enough, etc. - and in faith I'm jumping out to do what I know God has called (and will equip) me to do.
What about you?
What did you hear in the message from your pastor this week that was meant for you - and what are you going to do about it?
3 comments:
While I could not get to church yesterday, I did hear from my husband that our pastor preached from the Westminster Shorter Catechism about the common graces God has provided for us...such as preaching of the Word, Communion, Baptism to name a few. These affect us inwardly and outwardly. What a wonderful message to think on! Oh that we could embrace with joy these common graces knowing that it is building us up in the faith.
I loved this message Pat because we all struggle with fear. I also love the message "Do It Afraid"!!!! I need to do it afraid at times when I think I cannot. Thank you for this blessing and reminder! Great post!!!!!!
I believe I just heard a powerful message from your blog.Too often I have let fear keep me from trying something new.Thanks for the encouragement you gave me today.
I love this message Pat, and it's a very timely one for me! Thank you so much for posting it! Love the picture of the butterfly - so blue!
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