Do You Have the Courage to Live Your Best Life?

Do You Have the Courage to "Live Your Best Life"? There is a reason why I am asking you that question. I know you want the best for yourself; but does wanting the best mean settling for less until life hands you what you really want. I can just imagine some of you scratching your heads right about now, but there are others who know exactly what I am talking about. You've dreamed of being successful: owning your own business, getting that degree, or getting that promotion. You've fantasized about: losing weight, pursuing your passion, or being debt free. The dilemma for allot of people is getting beyond the fear of success or failure. Some people have been so paralyzed by fear that they've shut the door to pursuing their hopes and dreams; but yet, they still hope by some mystical happening or anointing that their hopes and dreams will find them.

God has given each of us free will, He lets us decide individually whether we will succeed or fail on the path we have chosen for ourselves; He has also given us the option to do nothing--that doesn't mean things and life won't continue to happen around us, it just mean we've chosen not to be an active participant. God says in Deuteronomy 30:19: " I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;" God is not just counseling us to live life to its fullest, He is also encouraging us to be fearless and bold in pursuing the passions, talents, skills and abilities he has blessed us with. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7).

Know matter how much we say we want to achieve "this" or "that" unless we have the "courage of our conviction" and the Holy Spirit working within us, no amount of money, strength, perseverance, or resilience is going to help us achieve the goals we desire to achieve.