Sunday Saying – Anne Jackson 2

For Sunday Sayings, I post portions from whatever book I am reading that week.

Last Sunday I posted a section from Chapter 1 of  Permission To Speak Freely by Anne Jackson. That post was about fear. Here’s a portion from the last chapter about the freedom of overcoming fear.

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On the other side of any fear you may have there is a freedom beyond anything you can possibly comprehend. And, you see, once you move beyond your fear into confession and transformation, your voice and your actions can take you one step further from fear.

Each time we decide to take a step away from fear, we begin to move forward into a life completely energized and rich in the freedom God has for us. And as we take more steps into freedom, our actions have the power to set others on that same course of freedom as well.

Only you can give yourself permission.

Not me. Not this book.

Not the church, whether you go to one or not.

Only you can give yourself the permission to speak freely.

Don’t let fear stop you.

Somebody is waiting on you to tell your story. To share how you’re being rescued. To share how scary it is but how beautiful it is. Someone is waiting for the little ounce of courage that your voice can give them, so they can begin to find their own piece of freedom.

And even beyond that, somebody is waiting on that person.

It all can really begin with you.

So take a step.

Confess the beautiful and broken.

It happens one word at a time.

I don’t think on this side of heaven you’ll ever become completely fearless– but you can act courageously in spite of that fear. So speak.

Freely.

The world needs you to.

- Anne Jackson

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On Wednesday I did a book review and giveaway of Permission To Speak Freely.

Sara, congratulations, you are the winner!