From my experience praying this prayer, God has often revealed my anxious thoughts and the fears fueling them. One of the first fears he revealed has also proven to be one of the most persistent. I’m terrified of failing. It started as a child playing baseball and feeling scared to death I’d strike out in front of my once professional-baseball-playing dad. As an adult, I’m afraid of striking out on my next sermon, my next project, or my responsibility to be a good dad. I’m scared to death to let people down, of not being enough, of not doing what needs to be done. I always feel inadequate.
