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Well, what more is there to say? I mean, y’all know I have something to say about it, but this verse does such a great job of laying things out clearly. 😉
This is such a conviction for me, and I’m so guilty of living in the perfection deception. I think to myself that someday when my resume is better, I’ve studied or practiced more, I’m in better shape, I’ve worked through my hurts and issues, the timing is perfect, I’m married, all my debt is paid off, someone creates the opportunity for me, the stars align and the heavens open up, I hear the audible voice of God....then, THEN I’ll be ready to step out. 😐
This mindset is, quite frankly, dumb. The timing is never right and the situation is never perfect. It’s all a self soothing excuse to enable me to stay exactly where I am, comfy, cozy, and avoiding risk. I delay, and delay, and delay. I ask God if it’s really Him asking me to step out, secretly afraid that I’ll fall on my face and everyone will laugh.
The truth is if I have a passion for something, or a calling from God, I have to just start! The timing and situation will never be perfect. There is no reason (other than my own doubts and fears) to wait to begin! I might fall on my face, but it won’t be the end of the world. One of my favorite quotes is, “I never fail, I only learn.” Even if I do fall on my face He will be right there with me helping me find a way forward.
There comes a point where I have to stop talking about and praying about my obstacles and limitations. We have to just do it afraid, in deliberate defiance of our feelings, our fears, and our doubts.
What should we do when we know something is God's will but we're scared to death to do it? We do it anyway! And once we start the faith will come. God doesn't do the miracle first. He wants us to step out, to launch out, and possibly fail forward, learn forward, in faith.
If I never face my fears I’ll spend the rest of my life running from them. And I just can’t believe that’s how God has called me to live.
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