Yesterday, we looked at the importance of taking a stand when called upon to present a point of view. Today, let’s look at what we can do to be known as people who are not afraid to step forward when called upon. We all have sat in meetings where the boss says, “Who would like to take this on?” or “Anyone want to look into this?” When the room goes silent and everyone picks up their Blackberrys you know that no one is going to step forward. And then someone does and then in their minds the rest of the people are saying to themselves, “should I have done that?” The boss is now happy and the person who volunteered now has an opportunity in front of him/her. What holds us back from being one who will step forward? Sometimes it is just that we don’t want the extra work but many times it is because we are concerned that we won’t succeed or we have a failure in our history that holds us back from trying again. We need to let the past go and allow the future to be in control of us. If Peter would have crawled in a cave after he denied Christ at the foot of the cross, then he never would have lived up to his and God’s potential for him. Peter went on to be a leader and one who stepped forward. We read in Acts 2:14; “Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles…”. Peter was a leader and he showed it by his continued stepping forward. Today, think through where you could step forward if you chose. Ask yourself what is holding you back? If it is some fear of what happened in the past, then course correct today by charting a new course…a course of stepping forward.

Reference: Acts 2:14 (New Living Testament)