What frightens you? Is it spiders or snakes or high places? Maybe you are afraid of success or taking chances of stepping out of your comfort zone. We all have those derp-rooted insecurities that make us fear certain things and situations..
I was always afraid of public speaking. My knees would knock, butterflies would take up residence in my stomach and my palms were sweaty. I really thought my heart would pound out of my chest.
To try and overcome this unreasonable fear, I signed up to speak about the environment and recycling with a Go Green campaign in Indianapolis. The first time I found myself in front of a group of people, I nearly had a meltdown. I kept remembering God’s word to me, “Never will I leave or forsake you”. That got me through my bout of fear. Now I can’t say I don’t still get butterflies and knocking knees, but with God holding me up, my fear becomes manageable.
When the storm blew in and rocked the boat for the disciples, Jesus asked them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” When we put our trust and faith in God, it shines a light on the scary things of this world. As children we feared monsters under the bed. Our parents left a light on to brighten the darkness where the scary things live. Let God be your shining light today and help you overcome your fears.
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Miss Brenda, I know what you mean about fear. When I did speaking engagements for the Connecticut Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, I was scared the first few times – it was delightful to find the audiences were very supportive and friendly. I had less and less butterflies but I felt having some nervousness was a good thing. Kept me from having a swelled head.
I read somewhere that fear and excitement feel the same, so I have opted for excitement. When I did my first radio show, the butterflies were in overdrive – I decided that were happy butterflies. It has worked for me over the years – I still am nervous in front of people or on live radio.
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I like the excitement thought. I think lots of people suffer with this and I wonder why we feel so intimidated. After all, the audience is human too and have their own insecurities. Some people make it look so easy.
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