Archive for March 1st, 2008
afraid of showing up
I have to echo Tom: my biggest obstacle is me. (I can’t even seem to get a post up on time! I wish I could say I were being clever and somehow doing this on purpose, but that would be a lie, and I gave up lying for lent2008.) But it does play perfectly into the ideas that have been ringing around in my head about this week’s subject.
Somewhere along the way I heard someone talk about The War of Art, specifically about fear and calling. Even more specifically,
Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
Like most of us, I am afraid of what would happen if I actually showed up; if I actually followed through with half of my crazy dreams; if I became the person God created me to be, Christ has commanded that I be, and the Spirit enables me to be.
I dare you to post in the comments that thing you know you are called to do, but are most afraid of doing.
