Overcoming the Fear Of Success

Wow! I can't believe It's been a year since I've recorded a podcast. While I've been enjoying watching my son grow, who is 18 months old, and my girls, I've been thinking that I have so much to say. I sat down with my disciples and asked them what they would want to hear for the rest of the podcast season. Being that I have four more episodes to complete the last season, I’m going to tackle some of their topics in the next four weeks!The first is, Overcoming the Fear of Success. Some people just don't want all that comes with success, the good and the bad, and end up sabotaging themselves. Yes, sounds unbelievable right?Here are three areas that many people struggle with within this topic and how to combat them:{3:27} Fear of Criticism. In 2015 I just started my etiquette company and started off by doing periscopes. Many of you may remember my “Girl Talk with Amanda Ferguson,” where I talked about all things family, being a godly wife, and godly mother. I loved pouring into women weekly. Shortly after, I discovered blogs were written about me full of lies. I was genuinely shocked to find out people would intentionally try to stop people from listening to me by lying.When you are doing something for God, there will always be persecution. It was then that I learned not to sabotage what God had for me because of criticism. Criticism comes with the package and doesn’t affect my esteem or assignment.  People liking us, is not a prerequisite to serving Jesus. Our only job is to keep our hearts tender before the Lord because the heart is His resting place. It's where love flows and if we let things cause our heart to grow hard, we can stop the flow.{8:35} Fear of spotlight. When you're in the spotlight, there are a lot of things that will be attracted to you. I am a true introvert and enjoy staying home with my family. I never desired the spotlight because I knew many things come with it. However, I am called to preach and teach and have seen the power of my testimony cause other women to experience healing and deliverance.  Some of you have a story that people need to hear. Even if you feel like you haven't experienced any trauma, people need to hear that too! They need to know that living pure and having a healthy childhood is possible. If you're reading this right now, I want you to know God put something in you and he doesn’t want to dim that.{15:05} The Root. In talking with many women, I discovered the root of anxiety or fear around the future was always the result of some kind of trauma and directly correlated to if they truly received the Spirit of adoption.  I want you to turn with me to Romans 8:15 and if you’ve listened to my podcast “Father Wounds,” you may remember this scripture. If you haven’t, I want you to press pause and go listen now then come back!Growing up I never experienced being daddy’s little girl, my father was addicted to drugs and wasn’t present. I saw God as my savior and as a judge, but not my Father or Someone who loved me unconditionally. I had a scarcity mindset and I had to get delivered from that by accepting the Spirit of adoption.  John 10:10 talks about living a superabundant life - that’s in every area of our lives, not just finances. God wants you to be prosperous in your relationships with your kids, relationships with your friends, and in your marriage.Stop placing limits on God and reframe your mind. How, you may ask? You can reframe your mind by inner healing and deliverance and I go in-depth on this in my audio blueprint available on womanarisethebook.com, strenghting your mind and creating a routine for yourself. I also have a complimentary workshop that I know will help you create those feminine habits here: https://femininewomanworkshop.com. Lastly, remember this, Matthew 6:25, “…Take no thought for your life.” ScripturesMatthew 5:10John 10:10Luke 6:26Romans 8:18Matthew 6:25