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If you’re scared to do what you know you need to do.

If you’re scared to do what you know you need to do.

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Jonathon M. Seidl
Feb 26, 2024
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I'm scared. You ever been scared? Maybe you are now. Let me share how God is helping me handle my fear.

I hinted last week that I'm getting ready to share something, to write about something, this year that has me freaked out. Over the weekend, the directive to write about it became even more clear. No matter how much I argue with God about not wanting to share what he's telling me to share, I know I have to. It comes down to that obedience thing I was talking about last week as well.

But this "thing" I have to share could cost me a lot. I mean A LOT.

Some of that is surely my clinical anxiety speaking up. I call it the tyranny of the "what if?" But there's a good chunk of it that's legitimate. That's real. There could be consequences.

I could lose followers.

I could lose jobs (present and future).

I could lose clients.

I could lose my platform.

I could lose book deals.

I could lose opportunities.

But I have to do it. Why? Because I know it's going to help a lot of people — even more so than my…

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