“The joy of the Lord is our strength.” .Nehemiah 8:10 NLT
As I was writing a success series, the word fear kept coming up. Who hasn’t experienced fear? So. we’re going to spend sometime digging up its roots. It’s a lie I’ve often found myself falling prey to. I think fear is the enemy’s number one most effective tool in his evil tool belt. By the way, it’s a tiny belt. He doesn’t need a lot of tools, because the few he has work so well. He knows it’s impossible to have joy and fear at the same time, so in essence, if he can get you to buy into fear, he steals your joy and your strength all in one strategic move. Have you ever been paralyzed by fear? Me too. Maybe God asked you to step out and do something you’d never done before and fearful thoughts flooded your mind. Thoughts like “You’re not good enough,” “What if you fail?” “You could never do that.” Unless you stood against the lies and their accompanying feelings, you probably just resigned yourself, gave into fear, and moved on missing what God had for you. Here is the truth. Feelings aren’t facts, but God’s Words are fact. Our weapon is His truth and He says, “we”You are more than an overcomer.” He says, “You are a new creature in Christ.” He says, “You can do all things through Christ.” Those are the facts!
S. Courtney Lawson
Writer and speaker Sandy Lawson recently hit two Amazon.com best-seller lists with the new business book, "Transform," co-authored with best-selling author and speaker Brian Tracy.
Sandy Lawson serves as a Care Pastor at Element Church, in Wentzville Missouri, one of the fastest growing churches America. Sandy recently joined noted business development expert, best-selling author and speaker, Brian Tracy, along with a select group of the world's leading experts, to co-author the book titled, Transform: The World's Leading Entrepreneurs and Professionals Get to the Heart and Soul of Transforming your Life, Business & Health. The book was released on September 18, 2014 by CelebrityPress™ - a leading business book publisher.
On the day of release, Transform reached best-seller status in two Amazon.com categories - reaching as high as #6 in the "Direct Marketing" category. The book also reached best-seller status in the "Marketing and Small Business" category. Sandy contributed a chapter titled, "The Relationship Transformation...Taking Relationships From Terminal to Transformed."
Sandy Lawson has over 30 years of experience partnering with her husband, Kip, in family ministry and outreach. She's had the privilege of serving on staff at three mega churches prior to Element Church. In addition, she and her husband also had the honor of building the bus ministry of the Oneighty Youth Group at Church on the Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 400 riders weekly to nearly 1,500 riders each week.
Her biggest joy is coaching people in their personal relationships and helping them reach their God-given potential. She and her husband have helped hundreds of couples turn failing marriages into happily-ever-afters, as well as assisting parents in their quest to create healthy thriving families. In their career, Sandy and her husband have been a major influence in the lives of thousands of children, teens, and adults around the world. Sandy is the mother of three, and the grandmother of eight wonderful grandkids. She and her husband have been married over 46 years.
She is the author of a parenting book, "Parenting Through the Mirror" which explores the concept that great parenting must begin with personal transformation. She is also the author and illustrator of a children's geology book, "Iggy and the Volcano" that teaches kids the cycle of igneous rocks. Sandy is a freelance writer, speaker, blogger and was a major contributor to an internationally distributed children's curriculum.
After such a successful release, Sandy Lawson will once again be recognized by The National Academy of Best-Selling Authors™, an organization that honors authors from many of the leading independent best-seller lists.
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scourtneylawson 
So true San! Thank you so much, this is very encouraging and a great reminder in a season of transition and “new”! Incredibly blessed to glean from all your wisdom and encouragement! love you!