Deborah Didn't Wait For A Man To Say Go
Deborah was a judge over Israel and was already leading before anyone gave her permission.
BLACK WOMENMENTAL WELLNESSCHRISTIAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
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Deborah was a judge over Israel. She held court under a palm tree, and people came to her for wisdom the same way people come to you for advice, for coaching, for a decision only you can make. She was already leading before anyone gave her permission.
When it was time to go to battle, Judges 4:14 records one word from her mouth. Up. Not a long speech. Not a twelve step plan. Up. She said it, and the man leading the army moved because she moved first.
Most women are sitting under their own palm tree right now, already wise, already gifted, already trusted by the people around them, and still waiting for someone else to say go. Nobody is coming to say it for you. That word belongs to you.
Deborah did not wait to feel ready. She did not wait for the timing to feel perfect. She looked at what God had already told her and she moved on it, out loud, in front of everybody.
Every excuse you are holding onto right now, more time, more money, more confidence, more proof, is just a nicer way of saying you are still waiting for permission that already belongs to you.
Say it the way Deborah said it. Up. Then move like you actually believe it.
Nobody is coming to give you permission to do what God has already assigned to you.
The battle you have been putting off is not going to win itself while you wait for a sign that has already been given.
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