When Fear Is in the Driver's Seat, You're Rarely Going Where You Actually Want to Go
There is something worth noticing about the decisions you make when fear is present. Not the big, obvious decisions. The ones where you know you're scared and you name it. But the quieter ones. The opportunity you talked yourself out of before you even prayed about it. The conversation you kept rewriting until it felt too risky to have. The dream you set down because the voice that said, "What if it doesn't work?" was simply louder than the one that said, "What if it does?" Fear is a compelling voice. The problem is, it's a poor leader. The Way Fear Disguises Itself as Wisdom Picture this. A woman sits with an open laptop, a blinking cursor, and a decision in front of her that has been sitting there for weeks. She knows what she wants to do. She's prayed. She's journaled. She's talked it through with someone she trusts. And still, she doesn't move. She calls it being patient. She calls it being wise. She tells herself she's wait...
