Greetings!

If you have been following me, you know that I have been battling with procrastination. So, this week, I’m back on my mission. I know that God is leading me, because He is putting me in situations where I have to face it. At Bible Study this week my pastor taught on fear. It wasn’t so much that he was teaching anything new as it just seemed to come at the perfect time. I know that fear plays a huge part in why I feel the way I do.

Fear is our enemy’s greatest weapon. He knows that every time we don’t step out, reach back, or get up…he wins. Well, I am sick of it…and I’m sick of him. I’m sick of watching people letting their dreams die…including me. I refuse to get to the end of my life, and regret not taking a chance...to not know if I could have made it. I want to achieve everything that God has for me, and I want to see others achieve theirs too. The only way for that to happen is if we keep reminding ourselves that we belong to God. He has a plan for us, and it doesn’t include being afraid.

The Bible says that God did not give us a spirit of fear, so if we have it in any form…it didn’t come from Him, so it doesn’t belong to us. We don’t have to accept it, and I no longer want it to be a part of my life. We have to be willing to take a stand…to trust God in all things. Learning how to do that is what will help us get back to that place where we can believe in our dreams again.

One of the ways I am finding is to claim God’s promises. We have to find those scriptures that speak to us and then say them out loud. Put them on our mirrors. Write them on sticky notes and put them in places where we can see them. That’s how we fight—and that’s how we win.

“I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4 (NLT)

Until next time…

Be blessed!