Inaugural
Hi friends! And welcome to the first ever post from Musings of the 20s Blog! So thanks for stopping by! I'm so excited to get to know all of you and to share more about myself. My name is Lauren Murdy, I'm a newlywed, working professional, lover of all things coffee (God bless coffee), a great glass of red wine, girls nights, puppies and Jesus.
I was so nervous about starting a blog and my sweet husband kept encouraging me to just try until I finally sat down and started typing, and now, here we are! So that's what I want to talk about in this inaugural post of Musings from the 20s; Fears.
What scares us? What makes us change our minds? Not pursue that dream or opportunity? Not take that chance? Fears. Fear of failure, humiliation, rejection and not being good enough.
Ugh. Fears. Fears are ugly, messy and a heavy topic for a first time blogger don't you think? But here's the thing, we all deal with them. We all deal with our fears on a daily basis and have to overcome them on a daily basis, and I think that's something worth talking about.
So I'll go first. My fear was failure. I'm still afraid this idea of writing a blog will be a failure. I'm scared it'll be a complete flop and a waste of my time. And that makes it worthwhile to do. Fears are part of how we make decisions or interpret things. And they can be messy to deal with or talk about.
This is me dealing with that fear. This is me taking that first step to doing something that scares me because you know what? Tomorrow it won't seem so scary. It won't be so scary because I already proved to myself that I could do it.
How do we overcome our fears? I'd love to think there's a secret formula that says "do these things, in this order and that's it" or wave a magic wand and Voile! It's gone!
But it doesn't work like that does it? Nope. So here's my secret for conquering fears: you can't do it on your own. But there's a place you can go to get help every time you feel those fears. It's a book, its an old book but it's a great book. It's called The Holy Bible. It's God's Word, pure and holy. And it holds all the promises that give me comfort when I feel those fears closing in, when the walls of my mind feel like they're an impenetrable fortress. I have a few favorite passages and I'll leave you with one to ponder; "Peace I leave with you; my peace I you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 (New International Version)
Just the musings of the 20s :)
~Lauren Murdy
P.S. I would LOVE to hear from you on how you handle your fears!
I was so nervous about starting a blog and my sweet husband kept encouraging me to just try until I finally sat down and started typing, and now, here we are! So that's what I want to talk about in this inaugural post of Musings from the 20s; Fears.
What scares us? What makes us change our minds? Not pursue that dream or opportunity? Not take that chance? Fears. Fear of failure, humiliation, rejection and not being good enough.
Ugh. Fears. Fears are ugly, messy and a heavy topic for a first time blogger don't you think? But here's the thing, we all deal with them. We all deal with our fears on a daily basis and have to overcome them on a daily basis, and I think that's something worth talking about.
So I'll go first. My fear was failure. I'm still afraid this idea of writing a blog will be a failure. I'm scared it'll be a complete flop and a waste of my time. And that makes it worthwhile to do. Fears are part of how we make decisions or interpret things. And they can be messy to deal with or talk about.
This is me dealing with that fear. This is me taking that first step to doing something that scares me because you know what? Tomorrow it won't seem so scary. It won't be so scary because I already proved to myself that I could do it.
How do we overcome our fears? I'd love to think there's a secret formula that says "do these things, in this order and that's it" or wave a magic wand and Voile! It's gone!
But it doesn't work like that does it? Nope. So here's my secret for conquering fears: you can't do it on your own. But there's a place you can go to get help every time you feel those fears. It's a book, its an old book but it's a great book. It's called The Holy Bible. It's God's Word, pure and holy. And it holds all the promises that give me comfort when I feel those fears closing in, when the walls of my mind feel like they're an impenetrable fortress. I have a few favorite passages and I'll leave you with one to ponder; "Peace I leave with you; my peace I you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 (New International Version)
Just the musings of the 20s :)
~Lauren Murdy
P.S. I would LOVE to hear from you on how you handle your fears!
Wonderful post! Fear always tries to over take us! Great reminder that we have a mighty tool to concur fear!! A powerful and loving God! His words are what I hold onto when fear tries to take over!
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Oh Lauren, you speak to my heart. I grapple with fears regularly... And regularly, I'm also reminded to take them to Jesus. He already knows. He trades them for His peace. (Thank you for sharing His Words in John 14:27 concerning our fear and His peace!) I cling to His Words even when I'm still sitting in a fearful place. I trust He is working, even when I can't see it...right away, at least. Thank you so much for this honest, vulnerable post! You are a BLOGGER! I love it!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! My fear is always of failure too, but even when I fail, God can use that for His purposes. Keep on blogging!
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