Step Off!

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

Equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you, accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. (Hebrews 13:20)

I want to share something with you that my daughter recently shared with me.

She is on the worship team at her church, but struggles with confidence in her singing ability.  She often compares herself with others on the team and feels she is not as gifted.  Fear of not sounding good enough, holds her back from using her God-given talent to its fullest.

During a time of reflection on her insecurities, the Lord showed her a picture of a spectacular bird standing on the edge of a cliff.  The bird had large, beautiful, multi-colored wings that looked as though they would make flying effortless.

But instead of flying, the bird stood paralyzed on the edge of the cliff afraid to step off and fly.  The image looked so odd to my daughter because it was obvious to her the bird could fly.  She thought, if only the bird could see how equipped it was to fly.

The Lord then drew a parallel between my daughter and the bird.  God had given her the ability to sing, but she too was afraid to step out and exercise her gift, even though she was fully equipped to do so.

Reenergized by what she saw, my daughter has a new found commitment to give her all the next time she steps on stage with the worship team.

Do you feel called to do something, but struggle with feelings of not being good enough?

God will never call you to do something without equipping you to carry out the task.  Don’t be afraid to step out.  He has already give you everything you need to soar.