Faith To Create

One of the most profound understandings of creating something new starts with stepping into faith.

– Unknown

First the idea, then comes the fear

An idea comes to mind, it feels great, it sounds great, and you want to do it. But then comes the fear, the anxiety, the dread, the problem, the complication.

• How to make it work?
• What do I need to do?
• How will it grow?
• How can it generate traffic (if online)?
• Can I do this?

Sneaky fears slips into gaps

Fear is a choice topic for people. It lays there dormant, or seeps into your words. Have you ever heard it?

• “Oh, I’d love to catch up but…”
• “Woah, you got the promotion I’m so thrilled for you.” All the while hearing your tone of voice slip downward.
• “You’re a fantastic artist you should monetize your work!” – yeah but I can’t run a business.

Fear is complicated

Ask any psychologist, counselor, doctor, or career advisor. Fear a multispectral issue. It connects to identity, purpose, behavior, and childhood development.

(You can read more about overcoming fear in another post: Stop picking up others’ problems. Reinvent your wheel and go forwards.)

Here’s some encouragement, often I say fear is like a jellyfish! It stings and takes hold. It turns the thought patterns from new and fun into negative directions.

But it doesn’t need to be so complicated.

Fear has awful friends like discouragement, shame, guilt, and doubt. You don’t want those for friends! Don’t let that jellyfish invite anyone over. You need to fight it off!

Sadhguru on Youtube talks about fear on his channel, you can check it out here. In that clip he states about fear: “Fear is excessive imagination.”

Faith erases fear

Canva is a great graphic design tool and one of the best functions is Ctrl+Z to undo or the eraser. Draw, don’t like it, erase. Draw don’t like it rewind.

Remember the quote:
One of the most profound understandings of creating something new starts with stepping into faith. – Unknown.

To erase fear, you need faith.

If you don’t like feeling little, back yourself! Validate yourself.

If you don’t like feeling unsure, learn to make some smaller, easier choices. Review each day the choices and decisions you made, compliment yourself to realise you are already making decisions and you can make bigger ones.

If you don’t like struggling with doubt, remind yourself how strong you are. How far you’ve come. How great adventure awaits.

If you don’t like feeling alone, find someone to share with – a psychologist or counsellor are great first step, even your doctor. Support groups are plentiful online and in local communities. If you don’t have a local support group – make one!

Your idea is wanting to live

Go back to your idea – the one that makes you feel alive. It gives you energy because it desires to birth, and live.

It wants to be created.

You are the one it came to. 

Only you can birth it.

Erase the fear.

Give life to the idea.

Create a way for it.

Keep the faith.

References:

ESV Holy Bible Genesis 1:26

Online Dictionary: Image Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com