Fear suffocates the plans and purposes God places in our lives. It keeps faith “on the bench” instead of in the game. Scripture shows a better way: God told Joshua three times, “Be strong and courageous…for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:6–9). We don’t work up courage on our own; courage grows from God’s presence, God’s promises, and God’s Word. Paul says God has given us “a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7). Jesus adds, “Take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Mark Batterson notes that fear often traps us in indecision and indecision is a decision. The Wild Goose (Holy Spirit) calls us to take daring, obedient steps that may feel unsafe but are full of God’s life (John 10:10). Faith doesn’t ignore risk; it trusts God in the risk.