The Narrow Way

There was a time when fear ran my life.
Fear of failing.
Fear of falling short.
Fear of what people would think.
Fear of stepping out and getting it wrong.
Fear that if I showed up as my full self… loud, healed, whole, called—someone would walk away.

So I stayed small.
I kept quiet.
I waited to feel “ready.”
But I never did.

And one day, Jesus whispered something that stopped me in my tracks:
“Courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s choosing Me in the middle of it.”

I used to think bold faith meant never feeling afraid.
But now I know, fearless faith doesn’t mean fear is gone.
It means fear no longer gets to lead.

Because the Spirit inside me is louder than the fear around me.
Second Timothy 1:7 says,
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.”

That means when fear shows up, I can recognize it for what it is, a lie.
And I can choose truth instead.
I can choose to move forward, even if my voice shakes.
I can choose to walk by faith, even if the path isn’t clear.
Because God has never once called me to comfort, He’s called me to courage.

And when I say yes to that kind of faith?
Mountains move.
Doors open.
Chains break.

I don’t want a life I can control.
I want a life that makes hell nervous.

I want to walk in rooms I once felt unworthy to enter and carry peace.
I want to speak with authority that doesn’t come from a degree or a title, but from heaven.
I want to take up space, not because I’m confident in me, but because I’m confident in Him.

I’m not afraid anymore.

Not of being seen.
Not of being misunderstood.
Not of failing.

Because I’ve already failed and He loved me through it.
I’ve already fallen and He caught me.
I’ve already been broken and He made something beautiful out of the pieces.

So what could I possibly be afraid of now?

I don’t know what tomorrow holds.
But I know who holds me.
And that’s enough.

So I’m stepping out.
Stepping up.
Stepping forward.
Not because I have all the answers,
But because I have Jesus.
And that’s more than enough.

I’m not afraid anymore.
This is fearless faith.
And I’m walking in it.