Starting
something new, making a big change, or doing something different, is scary. Did
you know I almost didn’t go to Brazil because of my fear? I’d never flown so
far, I’d never had to navigate customs by myself, I’d never arrived by myself
in a land where I didn’t speak the language, I’d never been apart from my
family for so long… That’s just a few of the new, scary things that I’d be
doing for the first time! I really thought that, maybe, I should just stay home
and do what was familiar and safe: just relax at my dining room table and drink
tea for 16 days. That way, I wouldn’t have to face the fear and anxiety of
doing something new and different.
Fortunately
I had bought my plane ticket six months in advance, and I wasn’t going to waste
that $700. So I went. My fear and anxiety couldn’t stop me. I had to pack extra
deodorant in my carry-on, but I went.
And
of course, I ended up having one of the most amazing experiences of my life!
Life
is full of potential changes: Starting a new job. Moving to a new city.
Creating a new living arrangement. Developing new eating habits & exercise
routines for our health. Finding new ways to do church.
What positive change do you need to
make? What new activity or behavior do you need to start? What idea has been
lurking in the back of your mind, hidden away by your desire to stick with
what’s safe and familiar?
How
can you work through that fear and anxiety, and make the change?
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