The Fear Trap

They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step...the part they don't mention is that first step is generally on the other side of something resembling this...



...so the tragic part is most people (myself included for many years) are immobilized by the enormous wall of FEAR that we must pass through to even take that first step.


Let me put you at ease right now....

FEAR IS FAKE.

 

The FEELING of being fearful is very REAL, but the voices in your head telling you a million reasons why doing what your heart is leading to you do is wrong- THOSE voices are FAKE.

 

"...the voices of fear and doubt, and they are governed by a simple truth: they only get loud when you do work that matters." -Jon Acuff

 

 

As a Believer that can only lead me to think that perhaps THOSE voices are ones the fallen one uses to lead us astray. We were all given a great purpose in life, and far too few tap into their potential for so many reasons but my guess would be the number one reason is FEAR. That voice of fear in our heads is fueled mostly by our own device but also by the value we put on everything from the opinion of others to what we are spoon fed by mainstream media. If I sit and think about times (daily) those voices creep into my thoughts and decisions I cannot recall one time they thought anything was a GOOD idea- even charitable actions, and if I am correct in my assumption it becomes of the upmost importance to question those voices and fight through the wall.

 

Once you really come to the realization what fear is, you realize what it is not. It is NOT an actual wall that you have to bust through in an armored tank- it's actually a HOLOGRAM. A figment of your imagination created by FEAR to immobilize you into an invisible prison.

 

WHY?

So you don't create that thing you've been dreaming about that may change a life...

So you don't write that book that may change a life...

So you don't start that charity that may change lives...

So you don't do that thing that you know will make a difference...

So you don't take that step that changes the direction of your life which in turn inspires others...

ARE YOU CATCHING ONTO A THEME HERE?

 

The God I know would want all of the above to happen; he designed us with great purpose and fire in our hearts to be difference makers- all that remains for us is to decide which one we will allow to govern our direction...

Will you

Chose FEAR or Chose CHANGE?