What holds you back?
What keeps you from doing what you know you need or want to do?
Maybe you’ve said what I’ve said at times:
If only I had the money.
If only I had the time.
If only I had the right person/people to help me.
If only I had the right opportunity.
If only I could get the right break.
If only I didn’t have this other obstacle in my way.
What about you? Have these been your words?
Far too often, I put off taking action because I didn’t think I was prepared. These were often my words (at least in my mind):
I don’t know enough.
Now if you had asked me how my knowledge was lacking, I don’t know that I could have answered you. Far too often, my thinking was rooted in insecurity and fear rather than a serious assessment of the situation.
These days I’m thinking differently.
These days I ask, “What is the first step that I need to take?”
So often, I have found that if I will take the first step, then I am already down the road. I then have a better idea of what to pray for. I know more about how to trust in God at that point. Trusting God becomes a reality instead of something I think about while I remain immobile.
What holds you back?
Do you simply need to take the first step?
This week, what is the first step that you need to take?