A missed opportunity or an opportunity to go for it.
When you think back to the last ten years of your family life, career or personal business how much of what you haven’t achieved is due to missed opportunities and how much is the result of doing tasks poorly? Do you like to play it safe and avoid all the risks that you can?
Be willing to step out of your comfort zone. You have the opportunity right now to trust God to give you strength and courage to do something out of the ordinary. Life is an adventure full of opportunities. You have the choice to go for it or cower in self-doubt and insecurity.
You have an opportunity to do something great for the Glory of God. Your work matters to God. When you perform poorly, you are not honoring Him because all that He does is good and excellent. When you are filled with more of Jesus and overflowing with more of His grace, you will have confidence to go for it…to perform with excellence for His glory.
So jump at the opportunity! Go for it! Meet a new neighbor, volunteer at a homeless shelter, speak out against injustice, defend the weak, get out of debt, finish a degree, pray for your enemies…
Quit waiting for someone to give you permission or to say you are qualified or until you like yourself better. God has already confirmed all of that! He has chosen you. He will give you the strength and courage to go for it.
Oh, I hate stepping out of my comfort zone… But I’m trying to just that this year!! 🙂 great words
Hi Julie Anne, I keep bumping against that too! My heels are usually dug in too as God prods me step out…thanks for stopping by.
Excellent thougts. Thanks (you should end with a disclaimer that the video or ads below your posting are not from you but are built into the wordpress site)
Good advice! Unfortunately, I don’t have control over that since this is not a self-hosted blog.
Great words, Donna! Love your encouraging heart. Especially love the concept of not waiting for permission from someone else. You are so right– we all have the opportunity (wink) to do something incredible Soli Deo Gloria, to the glory of God alone. Glad I found you via FMF! Blessings!
Sharita, I visited your blog and left a note there. So glad to meet you too via FMF! More Grace!