παρρησία

παρρησία  (parrēsia)

FREE AND FEARLESS CONFIDENCE

CHEERFUL COURAGE

BOLDNESS

ASSURANCE

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline
1 Timothy 1:7 

So much to say on this topic - but here is a start.  Gosh, it is painful to see the ways that living life paralyzed by fear impacts EVERY. SINGLE. AREA. OF. MY. LIFE.

Below (4 Golden Rules of Rejection by Bonnie Gray) is how I feel I have lived for way too long.  I hope to share how the Lord is graciously moving and changing me to live a life that lines up with the Greek word above.  

Here are a few excerpts from the article in the link at the bottom: 

The Four Golden Rules of Rejection:

1.  Avoid getting rejected.

2.  Play it safe.

3.  Don’t be a fool.

4.  Don’t think you’re all that.  ‘Cuz you’re not.

The real damage happens when we carry “The Four Golden Rules of Rejection” into as many areas of life as possible.

We slide onto a precarious ledge of rejecting the life God has waiting for us.

… We people-please.

… Say what we think others want to hear.

… Repress our desires.

… Lose our vulnerability.

We move into a mode of acquiescence, rather than living.  We become invisible.

http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/03/the-golden-rules-of-rejection/

AWESOME SONG: CHANGE ME - RYAN LONG