I am absolutely brimming with nervous excitement over the possibilities that lay before me

“If we never had the courage to take a leap of faith, we'd be cheating God out of a chance to mount us up with wings like eagles and watch us soar.” ~Jen Stephens, The Heart's Journey Home

I can't sleep. I gave it my best shot, but my brain is WIDE awake. My body is rebelling at my brain, and I know will pay for it in the morning, but I am just way too excited about a new project I have in the works to take time for sleep. (And, there is a storm brewing outside, which always keeps me up)

I can't share details yet, partly because I really don't have them and partly because I need to sit on it for a while and pray about it, but I have a project I feel God has placed on my heart and I am excited to get started on it. I don't know how to begin and I don't know where it will lead me, but I am trusting that the vision he has given me he will help me to accomplish.

I am going to be taking a big leap of faith into some scary and challenging unknowns in the near future and I am going to be pushed far beyond my comfort zone for the sake of this project. I am absolutely brimming with nervous excitement over the possibilities that lay before me. The sky really is the limit with this project and the platform I have been given.

If you think about it, could you please pray for me and for my family as I navigate the unknown path I am going down? Pray that I stay focused on this project and that I don't loose my excitement for it. Pray that I can connect with the right people to help me along the way.

Isaiah 41:10 says, "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." This verse gives me courage to leap with my eyes wide open into this unknown and know that I am going to land in the perfect place. Now, I don't read this verse as guaranteeing my success in this venture - I could fall flat on my nose - but I know that as long as I am working on it that it is blessed by God and good will come from it. The finished 'product' may be forgotten, but the work will be worth it. I just know it!

Have you ever taken a leap of faith and done something scary that you weren't sure you were capable of? Have you ever felt inadequate for a task you have been felt called to complete? I would love to hear about your leap of faith. Share your story in the comments below.