i once read a story about two boys who were hauling hay to earn money so they could go on missions for their church. it started to rain. they hadn’t bought a tarp yet to cover the alfalfa. if the rain got to the hay, it would rot and mold quickly leaving inedible to the animals: they wouldn’t get paid. so they pulled the truck with 20,000 pounds of hay under an overpass to wait for the rain to stop. it didn’t. they offered up a quick prayer, but the rain continued. finally one boy remembered they needed to exercise faith, so slowly the boys drove out into the storm. by the time the back of the big truck was out from the protective covering of the overpass, the rain had stopped. they made it home and into the barn, to which the heavens opened and the rains poured down again.

how many times in our lives are we the ones sitting under the underpass, afraid to venture out in the storm? fear. doubt. worry. uncertainty. all of these things and more keep us under the overpass. we can overcome these notions by taking that first step, out from the protective covering of the overpass and into the storm.

that’s how i feel at this moment of my life...i’m venturing into a storm. i’m taking that first step (or roll!) from my safe covering of the overpass as i turn my love of speaking to different organizations into an actual professional speaking business. i started on this adventure a year ago, but fear and doubt and worry and uncertainty overtook my dream. i laid my dream aside for a year. what a waste! so here i am, taking a leap of faith into my fears. i’m facing all those doubts that keep running through my head. i’m not going to let my worries win. and uncertainty? bring it on!

so i ask you, what is it that is keeping you from your hopes and dreams? what’s keeping you under the overpass? are you ready to step into the storm? i am!

ready?

set.

here i go...