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I thought about something today that had never entered my mind before. The word \u201cear\u201d is part of the word \u201cfear.\u201d Let me explain why I think that\u2019s important\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever had God place a dream on your heart? Something He wants you to do that\u2019s out of your comfort zone or something so crazy that it seems impossible? <\/span><\/p>\n

I have, and you know what Satan does to me immediately? He starts whispering in my ear, planting fear and doubts, telling me there\u2019s no way those things will ever happen. Can any of you relate?<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, if he can plant enough fear in us, it defeats us from accomplishing the tasks God has for us to do. Satan works to get our eyes on the <\/span>impossibilities<\/em> of what God\u2019s called us to do instead of on the <\/span>possibilities<\/em> of what God can do for and through us. <\/span><\/p>\n

God has a unique plan for each of our lives, a plan that nobody else can accomplish. My friend McNair Wilson was a Disney Imagineer, and I love what he says, \u201cGod put you here to do <\/span>you<\/em>\u2013and if <\/span>you <\/em>don\u2019t do you, who will? If <\/span>you<\/em> don\u2019t do you, <\/span>you<\/em> won\u2019t get done, and the world<\/span>\u2013Creation<\/span>\u2013will be incomplete.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to get to the end of my life and hear God say, \u201cI gave you so many gifts and talents. I had so much I wanted you to do. I would have opened doors for you! I would have equipped you with everything you needed\u2014but you let fear win out and you never took that first step on the journey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

You know what I think is one of the most important things we can do to reach those dreams God has for us? Take that first step of faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

Noah took that first step when he started building an ark to survive the flood<\/span>\u2013and they\u2019d never even seen rain. Can you imagine how crazy that must have seemed to everyone? But God had a plan for Noah\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n

David was just a young lad when he faced Goliath. But he would never have slayed that giant if he hadn\u2019t taken that first step of faith and walked out to face him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Abraham took that first step of faith when God told him to travel to find his inheritance<\/span>\u2013and he didn\u2019t even know where he was going. But God said, \u201cGet moving!\u201d and that\u2019s exactly what Abraham did.<\/span><\/p>\n

When God told Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, Abraham took that step of faith and prepared for the sacrifice<\/span>\u2013not knowing how it would end.<\/span><\/p>\n

God gave orders to Joshua to march around the city of Jericho for seven days. Imagine how ridiculous that must have looked while they marched for seven days before the walls fell. But it wouldn\u2019t have happened if Joshua hadn\u2019t been obedient and taken those first steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a step of faith for the Children of Israel to walk into the Red Sea<\/span>\u2013but God provided dry ground for them to walk on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednego had to take a step of faith to walk into that fiery furnace<\/span>\u2013but by doing so, they got to literally walk with God.<\/span><\/p>\n

I can only imagine how overwhelmed a young orphan girl felt when God told her to stand before the king and beg for the lives of her people, but the Jewish people were saved because Esther took those steps of faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweet friends, what has God asked you to do? Does it seem ridiculous? Will everyone think you\u2019re crazy?<\/span><\/p>\n

The God who calls you to the task will equip you with everything you need to accomplish the task.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let Satan fill your ear with fear. I challenge you to take that first step of faith <\/span>today <\/em>and then watch what God can do!<\/span><\/p>\n

Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.<\/em> (Isaiah 43:19)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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