Paul Tellefsen

Paul Tellefsen Instagram – Can I confess?
The past few months I’ve dealt with a lot of fear. But today especially. I’ve been running from fear for years from really pursuing my dream in the creative industry. I’m afraid of looking like a fool or failing in front of everyone. People pleaser party of 1. But last year I decided to fly in the face of fear and step out into the vision I’ve felt called to. This photo is from a recent trip for that vision. I’m excited to share more about it all soon. But it can be easy to doubt your vision or that it will ever come to pass. Even though I’m doing all of this afraid, I still have to face fear daily.
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TODAY, I was hearing the lies that I should give up pursuing my dreams or work harder and manipulate to make it happen faster and on my time schedule. All of this was bearing down on me. It’s a paralyzing and apathetic feeling.
If fear were a person it would be that anxious friend who tells you to not take a risk because all the possible negative outcomes.
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DON’T LISTEN TO FEAR TODAY. It only lies to you. Listen to God. All of this heaviness broke today once I started to remember who I was and who God made me to be. Don’t give up today friend. Your life is valuable. Your vision is accurate. Keep creating the future. I pray a unexplainable peace that can only come from Jesus would sweep over you right now. Just remember when everything is unknown anything is possible. Get your hopes up. God’s plan for you is good friend.
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So here I am. Imperfect and reporting from the middle of the battle with fear. But like @ben_rector says I’m choosing to “dance with the fear that I’d been running from.”
Photo from the coast working on a new project.
#ThisIsPaulsStory #wetheable | Posted on 01/Oct/2020 05:11:48