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Faith, Not Fear

Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Don’t tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with My arm and give you victories. ISAIAH 41:10 CEV

I was the girl who carried around a quote book throughout middle school and high school filled with inspirational thoughts, some of which still hold up today, as cheesy as they can be. Here’s one: “Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss, you still land among the stars.” I am 99 percent sure this was one of the quotes on my senior yearbook page. To this day, I am not afraid of failing because I know I will fail sometimes. It’s not even a possibility—it’s a certainty. When I get that out of the way, I’m way less likely to let fear hold me back from trying.

I have faith instead of fear. Not faith that it will always work out, but belief that it will work out if God wants it to. It’s not all on me, and that’s a huge relief. I pray a lot about God letting things succeed if they are meant to be. SO many things have gone wrong for me—in life, in relationships, in business—but it makes me appreciate everything I have now even more than I would have before. Sometimes our mistakes and “misses” can be our greatest lessons in life because we learn that it all worked out okay in the end. God was in control, after all. Have you ever “missed” a goal you aimed for, but things still worked out great?