As a Life Purpose and Career Coach, I see clients that I am in absolute awe of, in regards to their gifts and talents. Meanwhile they fail to recognize their gifts and talents as useful in their career life. I find it amazing that one could be given such blessings yet feel that they should be used as a hobby or weekend adventure. Somewhere in our group consciousness, we have bought the ticket that God wants us to be happy on the weekends or on vacation.

Instinctively children know how to have fun - they laugh, imagine and express themselves. As adults we have dismissed the natural process of life (the fruits of the spirit) and replaced it with an unhealthy lifestyle of fear, stress and over analyzing. We are far too serious and overwhelmed to appreciate the beauty and abundance that God has set before us. You see we are in the land of Milk and Honey and still looking for it.

The number one most challenging obstacle that comes up for my clients is fear. Some are very clear that fear is the thing that stops them from living at their fullest potential, while others fail to acknowledge that fear is the culprit. Nevertheless, it is absolutely apparent to me when fear enters the room during our coaching sessions.

The client becomes almost paralyzed within themselves unable to take a look at the block between them and a happy and successful career life. The fear creates an illusion of discomfort, frustration, inability and undesired change. Truth is, fear arises when you are about to accomplish something greater than you have ever envisioned for yourself. I advocate that the occurrence of fear is an indication that we are about to make real progress by moving through the fear and into the light.

I suggest to my clients, to accept the abundant blessing that have been set up for them as believers. I suggest that they release their excuses, stories and doubts and embrace the scriptural facts that the resurrection of Christ was for us to have life and have it more abundantly.

Truth is, as Christians it is our responsibility to live life abundantly, with a light so bright that others are drawn to it. In living a bright life we are given the perfect opportunity to give testimony to the people we attract. Some of us know the scriptures and are talented at quoting them but fall short at living a life thatreflects a stellar example of the Word. I invite you to practice what you are preaching or as others may say, walk the walk and not just talk the talk.

God loves us enough to give us free will yet we often stand in mediocrity stating that we are waiting on Him to show us the way. When He has already given us all He has and set all the circumstances to our human advantage. We must remind ourselves that God can only do for us what He can do through us. We have to act on faith.

Being that faith is the evidence of things unseen, we cannot wait to see evidence or proof that we are in the will of God or making the right decision. Therefore, when we continually pray, the prayer covers, protects and redirects us if needed as we go about the business of our day.

I found a definition of fear as false evidence (usually mental) appearing real, it’s a false belief that we have given power. The solution to fear is to remember who we are, children of God and no weapon formed against them shall prosper. For me, this statement is one that gives wings of freedom to otherwise challenging situations.

If we are all created in the image of God, despite our race, our physical appearance, our varying heights, our multitude of body types, surely God must have compensated for the aspect of our free will since he knew some of us would be a hand-full. My belief if that the thing that comes natural for us is His gift to us, for us to build upon and create a joyous lifestyle that magnifies Him.

Therefore there is nothing to fear, only discoveries to be made, paths to be traveled, wisdom and education to be attained. Our purpose in life is as unique as each of us, yet we all have a life’s purpose with the responsibility of seeking it out and making the journey a testimonial giving God all the praise.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The person who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The “sure thing” boat never gets far from the shore.

Dale Carnegie