The Readiness Myth: Start Before You Feel Confident

The dream has been there for a while now. You can feel it.

But every time you consider the next leap of faith, something stops you. Maybe it sounds like: "I'm not ready yet." Or "What if I'm wrong about this?" Or the quietly persistent one: "I don't want to waste the precious time I have left."

If that's where you are right now, this episode is for you.

Christian women pursuing dreams

To open Season 14, I sit down with my longtime friend, writer, and nonprofit communications consultant Erin Straza. Together, we unpack the belief so many women carry: that confidence must come before courage or that you have to feel ready before God can use what He's placed in you.

Spoiler: That's not how it works for Christian women pursuing God-shaped dreams.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

✦ Why "I don't feel ready" is rarely about readiness and what it's actually protecting you from. The women who seem confident and clear? Most of them started shaking too.

✦ What to do when you're not sure this is the right dream. What if stepping forward in the wrong direction is actually part of how God shows you where He's calling you next?

✦ A different way to interpret the nerves. What if that "who am I to do this?" feeling isn't a warning but fuel for the next action? 

This is the episode to send to the woman in your life who has a dream she keeps putting off. And if that woman is you — it's time.

 

You Were Never Meant to Do This Alone

If this conversation makes you wish you had women in your corner who actually talked about these things in real-time, that longing is telling you something.

Dream Believers is a community for Christian women who have sensed God stirring something meaningful and want to take steps forward.

We gather around three things that actually move our dreams forward:

Proximity: the right women walking beside you, not just cheering from a distance 

Consistency: showing up regularly so momentum becomes real 

Depth: honest conversations about faith, fear, calling, and what it looks like to take the next faithful step toward your dream

If you're ready to pursue your dream in a way that's rooted in Scripture, aligned with how you're wired, and supported by women who get it, come find your people inside Dream Believers.

👉 merrittonsa.com/dreambelievers

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