Just Do It!

We all know the saying “Just Do It” but do we "Do It”?

That’s the challenge I want to ask you. Do we “Just Do It?”

Do we wait for all the stars to align and hear angels singing as our signal?
OR
Do we do it scared, unsure, insecure, trembling?

Think about all the stories in the Bible of people who had to step out and “Just Do It”:
* Gideon had to actually leave the silo he was hiding in order to lead an army and fight.
* Esther had to actually get up and go to the King - not knowing how it was going to turn out.
* Daniel had to make a choice to follow the commands of God - knowing he could be punished.
* All the prophets had to go and speak the Words of God to people, who most of the time didn’t want to hear what they were going to say.

What about all the things we’ve been talking about lately:
* Are we finally letting go of what’s holding us back and trusting God enough to rest in His Presence - no matter what is happening around, to us or in us?
* Are we practicing being still before God - praying and waiting?
* Are we silencing the thoughts that tell us God is not there for us and recite to ourselves Scriptures like Psalm 40?
* Are we being brave? Are we stepping out into the scary places, knowing we are not alone and God will be there every step of the way and give us what we need to walk it out?

I think we love to be encouraged and even challenged in life. God made us for adventure. God made us to want more - to not settle for mediocre.
BUT
We can struggle in the doing part.

I know that’s the part I get stuck on.
I allow the opinions of others to stop me from stepping out.
I allow the fear of faling to abort even trying.
I allow my patterns and past dictate my current behavior.

January 2024 was a turning point for me. I joined FASTer Way To Fat Loss as a desperate-wishful-but-not-really-hopeful-that-it-would-work Hail Mary kinda thing.
BUT
* I had to press play on the workouts.
* I had to buy the whole foods and cook the meals.
* I had to stop eating all the junk and processed foods.
* I had to keep showing up - when I didn’t want to or was tired or was not motivated or was not convenient…
THEN
* I started believing in myself.
* I started seeing myself get stronger and have more endurance and feel healthier.

Will we ever feel ready and equipped? Probably not. We can keep looking for just the right moment or the support and validation of others.
OR
* We can believe that doing it scared is an OK way to start?
* We can take the first shakey step and then another one until….?
* We can rearrange our schedules to fit in our time with God?
* We can step out and finally do what we feel God is telling us to?
* We can “Just Do It”!!!!!!!
There is no perfect time to start. There is right now.

I don’t know what you are struggling to start but here is your sign to start!
* Believe God for that thing.
* Wrestle with the fear and doubt.
* Walk out the dream - train for it, study, practice - whatever you need to do to make it a reality.
* Rearrange what needs to be rearranged - say no to some things - so you have margin and can say yes to whatever it is: time with God, more time with your family, exercise, planting a garden, volunteering - you know what it is!

My prayer is that we will “Just Do It” and a year from now be in a completely different place in all areas of our lives. We have to start sometime, it might as well be today.

I hope you have an amazing day!
All My Love ~
xo Jodi

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