Bold as a lion.

There comes a time in all of our lives when we must choose between faith and anxiety. Most of the time our flesh will resort to anxiety. That's what is natural to us. In the end it keeps us trapped mentally, physically, and most tragic of all- spiritually. Proverbs 28:1 says, "The righteous are bold as a lion." You may be thinking, "I don't feel so bold right now!" The reason we often feel this way is because fear and anxiety are natural instincts to us.

Courage doesn't eliminate anxiety, it rises above it!

David said, "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart." When your cause is right and you're committed to God, He gives you the courage needed to act. But we must first learn to face the thing we fear. This can mean standing up for what you believe, making a phone call you've been putting off, expressing your opinion, acknowledging a character flaw and asking God to help you change. What we have to remember is, DOING always comes before the FEELING of increased confidence. Each time we confront our anxieties we take a step forward. But when we allow anxiety to control us, we retreat into our "safe zone" and start seeing ourselves as people who can't handle life. Here's some great advice for living: analyze the situation fearlessly, figure out the worst that can happen. Once you've accepted that, you experience a release of energy and you can begin doing something about it, even if all you can do is- leave it in the capable hands of a powerful God! Fear can't immobilize you and steal your joy when you know you can handle whatever happens!

Lions don't cower down when faced with opposition- neither should you! Find out what you need to do and do it FEARLESSLY.

Fearlessness is not the absence of fear- it's the mastery of it.

What are you afraid of? What do you know you should do but have let fear & anxiety hold you back?

MASTER IT! Be bold as a lion.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.