Waiting to Feel Ready is Delaying Obedience (And the Lie of Self-Protection)

#019 // WAITING TO FEEL READY ISN'T WISDOM, SIS... IT’S DISOBEDIENCE. AND IT’S COSTING YOU.

If you’ve been telling yourself things like: 

“I’m just being wise…”
“I’m waiting on the Lord…”
“I just don’t feel ready yet…”
“I need more information… more skills… more time…” 

…and deep down you know God already told you what to do…Then friend, we need a little “Come-to-Jesus” coffee chat. ☕️ Because here’s the hard truth you need to hear right now… 

Delayed obedience is still disobedience. 

And most of the time, what’s underneath “I’m not ready yet” is not timing. It’s self-protection. Protection from: 

• failure
• being judged 
• looking stupid 
• wasting money 
• disappointing people 
• being exposed

And I want you to hear me with love and honesty: 
Self-protection isn’t humility. It’s pride disguised as wisdom.

What We’ll Get Into in This Episode 

Inside Episode 19, we get very real about the reasons you keep delaying what God already told you to do, and why that delay is not harmless. 

Here’s what we cover:

✅ Why “I’ll move when I feel ready” is not a biblical concept.
✅ The difference between waiting on God and stalling on the sidelines.
✅ Why the enemy loves the lie: “You’re not ready yet”. 
✅ How demanding understanding before obedience puts you out of order.
✅ Why self-protection is rooted in pride (and what pride produces in your life). 
✅ How delayed obedience creates double-mindedness and instability. 
✅ Why obedience is time-sensitive, and delay costs you (and costs others). 
✅ How “hyper-mercy” and codependency can disguise disobedience. 
✅ The tools to help you identify where you’re self-protecting and exchange fear for truth.

🎯 Your Activation Step for This Week:

This week, we are not just journaling. We are getting in prayer and calling ourselves out. Here’s the question: “Where am I self-protecting instead of obeying immediately?” 

To help you do that, I created two free resources for you:
✅ The 4 Questions Prayer Template
✅ The Thoughts Exchange Worksheet
👉 Download both free here: ericapyle.com/toolkit 

Step 1: Use the 4 Questions Prayer Template 

Bring your delay before the Lord and ask: 

1. God, what do You see and say about this? 
2. What does this mean for me? (repentance? forgiveness? repositioning?) 
3. What is my role, responsibility, and permission here? 
4. What is my next best step? 

Step 2: Use the Thoughts Exchange Worksheet 

Any time you uncover a lie, fear, or doubt, do the exchange. 2 Corinthians 10:5 tells us to: “Take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ.” Identify the lie.  Ask God for truth (and Scripture). Then move.

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