The Absence of Fear

When God first told me about making and selling flags for a living, it was in July of 2014. so those who are thinking I’m rushing into this are wrong, but as the time grew closer for me to officially start “Flames of Glory,” fear and doubt grew closer, too, until a little over a week ago.

Thinking about starting a business would overwhelm me to the point of tears. This wasn’t a “good” overwhelming; this was very much bad. I had so much doubt and fear that it almost paralyzed me.

On Saturday, May second, it just so happened that Katie didn’t go to the boys’ flag football game with me. Those games are our times of bonding. We walk along the sidelines joking, laughing, etc. It’s one of my favorite times of the week, so I felt a little lost without her, and without her there, I had a lot of time to feel the damage of doubt and fear.

In the middle of one of those feelings, I asked God, “What am I supposed to do?!” He said, “Get intercessors.” Oh, I had forgotten about that, so when I arrived home, I sent a message on Facebook to those God chose to pray for me. Since then, I’ve had NO FEAR! Even when I look at my bills, what it takes to live, materials, etc. and compare it to my bank account, I have no fear. Isn’t that amazing! THAT’s Kingdom living.

As I’ve been learning to become love, I’ve been becoming it, and it’s changed the way I think, the way I pray, the way I act, and the way I lead my life. Living in that place, through God’s heart, there’s no fear in following His plan. I remember about a month ago, God told me to write out my vision for this business, and then, He would give me His. I loved that!

I’ve read the one-two-three’s of starting a business in California, and frankly, that hasn’t been how I’ve been doing it. When God tells me to step, I step. When He tells me to call, I call, and even though I’m not going in order of the world, everything’s working out amazingly well because it’s in order with heaven.

Now, only doubt seems to be pacing around my head but nothing like it was before. Before, it was riding down this endless waterfall of fear and having a blast. Now, it’s outside of my head, missing fear, and wanting to play, but I have no time for that. God’s given me the day to give my notice at work, and I am so excited to walk on water, climb the highest mountain, and soar above the clouds. There’s no limit to what God will do (if I let Him).

 

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