Some days fear gets the best of me and I coward out of doing things I know I should just do.  My mind comes up with the most ridiculous scenarios, then my emotions get invited to the party and I’m left as a tangled mess of fear and anxiety. By the end, I’ve talked myself out of whatever it was I really wanted to do and I’m stuck in the same place.

But sometimes you just have to do it – even if you do it afraid. Change your self-talk to words of positivity and affirmation. Then take the leap – trusting that if God told you to do it – there will be a net at the bottom. What if someone has an opinion – AND???? When you are taking a leap of faith, God’s opinion is the only one that matters!

The funny thing is, many times after I’ve taken the leap, I looked back and laughed, wondering what I was afraid of.  It wasn’t as bad as I’d hyped up myself to believe. All the crazy scenarios never came true and people weren’t even remotely thinking about me. I’d worked myself into a tangled tizzy for nothing! I needed to let my faith be bigger than my fear.

In the Bible, four lepers were on the verge of staving to death while sitting at the city’s gate. They reasoned between themselves that death was imminent so why not take a chance to find food at the enemies’ camp. They walked into a deserted camp filled with food and riches.  Their leap of faith not only lead them to an abundance, but scattered the enemy of God’s people. Not only were the four lepers rewarded for their faith, but the people of God benefited as well. This passage is a great reminder that if we walk by faith, we will receive the reward God has for us. 

So the next time you face a fear, JUST DO IT! Your choice to take a leap could not only make a difference in your life, but others as well. JUST DO IT – Your obedience of faith will reap a reward!