Do it scared.

Have you ever done something that scared the life out of you?

I did today. I was asked to tell a part of my story on a podcast and I was totally freaked out by the ask. For many reasons it has been 4 years since I have spoken in any real length of time on my own. I swore it off and said I would never speak in any public capacity again.

Then God said BET.

I have spent the last 4 years doing some deep healing and now in a place where God is asking me to step back out and let him use me in a speaking capacity. My initial reaction to the request to join this podcast was a NO, but YES just spilled out of my mouth. I left that conversation totally freaked out asking myself “WHAT ARE YOU THINKING..” Then God spoke to my heart, “you say you will go where I call but why do you fight me when I am calling? Ugh, I took a deep breath and said okay God, “I am trusting you.”

That is exactly what I did. Previous years I was busy doing work for God but now I am doing work WITH God. Which is a gamechanger. When we are a little bit nervous and scared we aren’t functioning in our own capacity. We are functioning in HIS. We NEED God. We become dependent on HIM.

I could not have done what I did today without spending time allowing him to speak to my heart about what he wanted to convey in today’s podcast. I was doing this ministry thing WITH God and allowing him to stretch me again. I am excited to see the opportunities that will follow and I know this is just the beginning.

If God is asking you to step out and do something and it makes you feel nervous or scared just do it. Do it scared and depend on him to cover all the areas you fall short. Depend on HIM to show up and show out. Guess what he will and it will be because of HIM lives will be forever changed. Just wow what a sobering thought. You will play a small role in God’s bigger picture for someone else’s life.

Honesty it isn’t about US anyway it is about honoring and brining HIM glory.

So, friend do the thing. Do it scared. Watch God show up!