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What’s the right timing for your dream?

There’s a question I hear all the time, especially from women who already have a full life:

Is this the right time to pursue my dream?

Maybe you’ve asked it too. You’re already juggling a lot. You have people you’re caring for. And yet, somewhere in the middle of all of it, there’s this quiet idea, this pull you can’t quite shake.

But instead of moving forward, you keep circling the same thought.
Maybe later. Maybe when things calm down. Maybe when I have more time.

In this episode, I want to gently challenge those thoughts. Because sometimes what looks like a timing issue is actually something deeper. Fear. Overcommitment. Or uncertainty about what God is asking of you right now.

IF YOU’VE EVER WONDERED IF IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO PURSUE YOUR GOD-SHAPED DREAM, THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU.

I walk through three common mistakes we make when we think about timing and how those thoughts can quietly keep you stuck longer than you realize.

You’ll also learn how to begin discerning your next step with God, without waiting for a perfectly clear path.

In this episode I talk about:

• Why “I can always do this later” might not be as safe as it sounds
• How being busy can mask a deeper question about obedience
• Questions to help you discern if fear or calling is driving your hesitation

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be wise about your time. Scripture reminds us to number our days and live with intention.

But wisdom doesn’t mean waiting forever. Sometimes it means asking a better question.

Not “Is this the right time?” but “God, what are You inviting me to say yes to right now?”

If you’re craving space to process that question with other women who are walking a similar road, I’d love to invite you into Dream Believers. It’s a place where you can get out of your head, hear from the Lord, and take your next step alongside women who understand what it feels like to hold both faith and a dream at the same time.

Join us here: merrittonsa.com/dreambelievers

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

And you don’t have to wait for someday to begin.

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~ You have been thinking about this dream for a while now. Maybe a long while. And somewhere in the back of your mind, there is a quiet but persistent question: what is it going to take to finally feel ready?

This episode is for you if you have been waiting on confidence to come before you begin. Because the hard truth is that the waiting might be the very thing keeping you from the activity that would grow it.

In this episode, I dig into three mistakes women make when it comes to confidence, and any one of them can quietly stall a dream for months or years.

• Believing there is a shortcut that will make starting feel easier
• Thinking confidence comes from getting things right the first time
• Looking to yourself as the source of it

That last one is the shift that changes everything. Because your confidence was never meant to come from you. It was meant to be secured in God, in who He is, and in what He has already placed inside you.

I close the episode with two specific Scripture passages I want you to sit with: Romans 8:11, 14-17 and Acts 2:1-4. These are the foundation everything else in this episode is built on.

If you are ready to figure out what your next step actually looks like, I would love to have you join me for my April 23rd workshop, The Next Best Step for Pursuing a God-shaped Dream. Register at merrittonsa.com/workshop.

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~ Has self-doubt ever talked you out of something God was calling you toward?

It’s more common than you think. And it might be the very thing keeping you from the dream God placed on your heart.

In this episode, I'm talking about something I see in almost every woman I coach: the tendency to downplay our abilities and wait until we feel ready before we take a single step forward. The problem is, that moment of feeling ready rarely comes on its own.

Here are three things I want you to walk away knowing today:

• You do not have to have it all figured out before you start.
• You do not have to feel confident before you begin.
• You do not have to be perfectly competent to take the next step.

I also dig into one of my favorite stories in Scripture: Moses at the burning bush. Moses witnessed miracles, heard directly from God, and still said, "Please send someone else." If that is not relatable, I don't know what is. His story reminds us that self-doubt in the face of a calling is nothing new, and that God's presence is what makes the calling possible, not your readiness.

Your dream has nothing to do with trying to be perfect. God gave it to you in love and grace, and He does not expect you to fulfill it a certain way. Your job is simply to be faithful and take the next step.

If you are ready to work through this and figure out what your next step actually looks like, I would love to have you join me for my workshop, The Next Best Step for Pursuing a God-shaped Dream. Register at merrittonsa.com/workshop.

**This episode was originally released on 1/19/2022.

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