Embracing the Greatness Within

INTRODUCTION Clarity “It’s amazing how clear your purpose and vision becomes when your comfort zone is no longer comfortable!”—Gwen Thibeaux This Thing Called Faith The funny thing about faith is that you won’t always have the answers and the road you take is not always going to be obvious. For me, seeing things in black and white, worked out in great detail, has always been my way of life. Taking a leap of faith means you completely trust God will guide and direct you, that His plan for your life is perfect, flawless, and better than any plan we could ever create for ourselves. Faith is the element that removes the limits from our thinking, from our lives. When we move in faith, we give God every opportunity to move on our behalf. When we stay in our boxes, often called our comfort zones, we limit God’s capabilities and live a very mediocre life. We keep His hands tied and prevent Him from manifesting those things He designed for our life. So what does faith have to do with anything? It’s that thing that moves you into action. It’s that thing that opens up your mind to experience your passion and your purpose. It’s that thing that moves you outside of yourself and into the person you were made to be. Walking in faith means you have made a spiritual and very conscious decision to eliminate a lot of the self control that has chained your life for so long and move into a more purposeful life. If you’re not living out your life’s passion or purpose, what’s the real point to your life? What are we living for if we are not walking in our purpose? Comfort Zone Revisited I have been sitting on the sidelines of my life, stuck in my own comfort zone, afraid to move outside the box. I discovered how much I was limiting my own potential. My eyes have become opened to all that has awaited me in my life. But more importantly, I discovered who I was during this process. As I wrote this book centered on my experiences, I saw myself emerge. I soon discovered what I had been keeping inside--my true greatness. No walk of faith is guaranteed to be easy or effortless. When have you remembered doing anything that was a bit foreign to you without it feeling a little uncomfortable? Probably never happened. Comfort is good and easy. Comfort is what we all strive to live in. Taking some of that comfort away is very uncomfortable, sometimes frightening. But once your long-standing level of comfort is removed, you are out there and anything can happen. That’s really the key: Anything is possible! What an exciting concept if we can catch a glimpse of what that means; what it truly means to relinquish all of our limiting beliefs about our life. Then, and only then, do we allow ourselves to live in the greatness we were destined to have. The Call to Action This book chronicles the ultimate walk of faith I had to take in order to move into the realm that God has designed for my life, not only personally but professionally. I wrote this book during the entire process of taking the leap of faith so that I was able to watch my world change and be reflected in print as it was occurring in my life. It is my hope this book moves every reader into some call to action in their life, to discover the limitless possibilities that await them, and to discover the greatness within.