Fear

A few weeks ago during his sermon, our pastor said, "our biggest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn't really matter".  Wow!  I found that profound then, but I have thought alot about it since then.  How many times do I choose not to do something because I'm afraid that it's beyond my ability or it might be too hard?  How much blessing have I missed because I hide behind my own inadequacies?  How much time have I wasted working on things that don't really matter?  Am I content with the same ole, same ole?  I've always heard, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".  But sometimes it is broken and it's just easier to leave it that way and use it while it's broken.  It would much more effective if it were fixed!  I want my life to make a difference in the lives of others.  I want to do something that matters in the "grand scheme of things", as my brilliant little friend Walker Beck puts it.  So what if I fail?  I guess it's not really failing if it's something that matters, huh?  If it helps one person, I think that is success.  After all, I guess all of us have different opinions about what success means.  This goes back to my last post- Faith.  God has the power to do anything He wants to do.  He doesn't need my ability, just my availability.  Why is that so hard for me?  His ways are higher than mine, and His thoughts are too.  I need to step out of my comfort zone and follow His lead.  I believe He has been calling me to do some new things- things that scare me, but I ask for your prayers that I will have the courage to step out in faith and let Him show out!