Breathe, your 2nd wind is on it’s way!
Have you ever sat and thought about what you needed to do, and suddenly felt overwhelmed? Like, why is your heart pounding so hard, you’re out of breath, and you find yourself sweating? It’s not normal by any means. It comes to take you out of our normal routine. The name of this feeling, is fear!
I know firsthand because since launching this here website, I’ve encountered different shapes of fear. I say “shapes” because sometimes fear can disguise itself as other things. For instance my example above with the heart pounding and sweating is a sign of anxiety. Anxiety is nothing but fear in disguise. I have made up my mind that not just this year, but for the rest of my life, fear is not in my vocabulary.
When my sisters and I were growing up, we were not allowed to say the word, “Can’t.” My mother would actually punish us if she heard that word creep out of our windpipe. That word to her, meant that we were not capable of doing something. Although, we were saying it, it meant more to her than to us. She was cultivating us into what God had called us to be. Even if we didn’t know scripture, it was her duty to make sure that our words spoke life! So instead of, “Can’t” we would say “Attempt or Try.”
I say all of that to say this, the 2nd wind of believing in yourself is HERE! The 2nd wind has been camped outside your door for a minute now, waiting for you to at least look through the peephole.
We have given up so much already and we’re only 60 days into year 2018. So for the remainder of our lives, let’s cast away that fear that has crippled us into barely existing. Let’s strive to make the best versions of ourselves everyday!
Don’t forget to reach back and help someone else along the way! Your hand will make the difference in their life as well!
Until next time…