When Your Decision Is Larger Than Your Ability (Part 4)...

I am sharing some thoughts about the process I am going through as I wrestle with decisions that are larger than what I feel my current ability is. Yesterday I wrote over facing the sometimes brutal facts, while still dreaming big.

Today I'm wrapping up these thoughts:

4. Embrace the fear that is created from your uncertainty.

Some of the greatest writing I have found over the subject of fear, courage and uncertainty is written by Andy Stanley in his book "The Next Generation Leader". I am currently rereading this book for about the 8th time.

There are some truths about fear that I am learning in a new light lately:
1. Fear will always drag your thoughts toward doom and gloom.
2. Fear will limit your vision if you continue to feed it.
3. Fear can both keep you from danger but also paralyze you from seeking safety.
4. Fear can be a proper motivator for change if you are able to handle it in a healthy way.

Some thoughts on uncertainty:
1. Everything is uncertain, we just come in and out of seasons when our awareness of this is more understood.
2. Uncertainty is not the absence of God's leading, He loves to work in the uncertainty so He can get the praise for the outcome.
3. Uncertainty and fear usually hang out with each other.
4. A leader has to face uncertainty with courage because courage is required when you are the only person on the dark road, leading the people who are following.

Bottom line: As leaders we have embrace fear in such a way that it begins to work as an asset for us and not a liability. As uncertainty rises around decisions that are needing to be made, you have to settle in on making the wisest decisions based on the current situation (a great book about this is "Profiles in Audacity"). If you can't get a handle on these two areas, you will not end up being a leader worth following for too long.

Heart and Soul,
BAG
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