brave living


In the scriptures, 241 times in the New King James, “fear not” or “do not fear” appeared in the Bible. 241 times, God took His people into their calling, their purpose, or their next step which required more than their own strength (and courage) to fulfill. 241 times, His people saw glimpses of what He had in store and it seemed too impossible, too big, too fantastical for their imaginations to fathom. 241 times, His people felt the weight of where He was taking them and fear was right there trying to hold them back. But God. Amy and I get vulnerable and honest about our most debilitating fears. And what God is teaching each of us in the process.

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Maybe you’ve had a #OneWord365 misshappenly, prophetically materialize and you thought, “Oh how precious!” Maybe it seemed noble, or elegant, or clever, or pious, or poetic, or simple. Only to find out, you totally miscalculated and underestimated the power one, teensey, tiny word.

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There are those who’ve forged ahead of us and smoothed this path for our family, reaping the benefits of mature men and women who’ve explored and embraced God’s creative design.

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The Critic wrestles the pen out of our hand and so, we add disclaimers until our whole book (or life) is about placating the Critic.

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We all need a break, time to time. This is one of those times. Next month we can catch up but until then–see you on the other side, friend.

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Inviting others into our live, having the courage to start again, is a gift we can give ourselves and others this Christmas.

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