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Taking Risks: How Faith Helps You Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

The Comfort Zone Trap

What exactly is a ‘comfort zone’?

…It’s where the outcomes are predictable, 

…and the fear of failure seems distant. 

… It’s where you know what to expect, 

… you know how to handle it, 

…and you don’t have to stretch yourself too much. 

It’s comfy… 

BUT nothing new really grows there…

AND, staying comfortable can also mean staying stuck. 

👉🏽 Comfort can become a cage.👈🏾

Let’s be real—stepping out of your comfort zone can feel terrifying 😬

But let me ask you this:

What if the risk you’re afraid to take is the very step God is waiting for you to make?

If you’re yearning for more in your spiritual walk, relationships, or purpose, risk might be the vehicle God uses to grow you.

“Without faith it is impossible to please God.” — Hebrews 11:6

🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️ Faith doesn’t wait for certainty—it obeys God anyway. 

God doesn’t ask you to take risks recklessly—He asks you to trust Him radically. 

📌 When you walk by faith, fear loses its grip.

Here are Three Practical Ways to Take Faith-Filled Risks:

1. Pray first, then move

2. Start small, obey big 

3. Surround yourself with courageous, faith-filled friends who encourage risk and refuse to settle for fear. 

Here is a Prayer to Step Out in Faith:

🙏🏾 Lord, give me the courage to obey You even when it feels risky. 

Help me step out of comfort and into calling. 

I trust that when I move in faith, You move with power. 

In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🙏🏾 

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How to Open Your Heart to Receive

Many of us love to give. Whether it’s giving our time, our attention, our support, or our resources—we pour ourselves out willingly.

But when it comes to receiving? That’s where the struggle begins. Receiving feels like weakness—or worse, a loss of control.

You may find it difficult to accept a compliment without deflecting, or to allow someone to bless you with a meal, or to say yes when offered help.. 

Why is receiving such a challenge, especially for women of faith who are used to showing up strong, capable, and self-sufficient?

Many of us were taught that to be valuable, we must always be the giver, the helper, the server, or the doer.

Often, the struggle to receive is tied to silent beliefs that say, “I’m not worthy,” or “I haven’t done enough to deserve this.”

These lies keep us trapped in performance mode, blocking the flow of grace, love, and even abundance that God desires to pour into our lives.

To receive is to open ourselves up—to be seen, known, and loved without striving. That level of openness can feel exposing and scary.But vulnerability is where authentic connection—and even transformation—begins.

Receiving isn’t selfish.

It’s actually an act of humility.

It acknowledges our human limits and reminds us of our dependence on God and others.

How to Open Your Heart to Receive

*** Replace lies of unworthiness with God’s truth: You are loved, chosen, and enough (Ephesians 1:4-5).

*** Practice small acts of receiving  

*** Invite God into the process

*** Pray honestly about your struggle to receive. Ask the Holy Spirit to soften your heart and help you receive His love first,  so you can receive from others without guilt or fear.

When you open your heart to receive, you create space for joy, healing, and deeper connection with God and others.💞

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Why Courage Is Necessary for True Transformation

Transformation is not comfortable!

  • It challenges your identity,
  • exposes your fears,
  • and demands your obedience to God

—even when you don’t feel ready.

And that’s exactly why courage is necessary.

Transformation won’t happen without courage—because everything familiar will try to hold you back.

You need courage!!!

Not the kind that feels heroic,

but the kind that shows up quietly,

day after day,

despite fear,

doubt,

and uncertainty.

*Courage Faces the Truth

*Courage Resists the Urge to Retreat

*Courage Trusts God with the Outcome

Prayer 🙏🏾: Lord, give me the strength to stay rooted in You when I’m tempted to return to comfort over calling.

In Jesus’ Name. Amen.