THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD

One of the most repeated phrase in my house lately has been, "but MOM (insert Whiney voice) I can't".  To where I repeat.."Yes you can".  These words grind on me more than any other phrase.  Especially when partnered with "the whine".  There is nothing like it.  It will get under my skin faster than a pebble stuck in my shoe.  Shear annoyance.  While I know this too will pass I can't help but become frustrated.  I look into the angelic eyes of my children and want to rip that phrase from their lives. 
     There are usually three antagonists to the dreaded "I can't"....  laziness, not enough instruction, or fear.  We have all dealt with it and still probably do on some levels.  But how do we transition out of it with out a steady, nuturing hand to guide us.  For some of us, myself included, we can get stuck.  Can not get past the I can't stage.  We flounder around and stay there because to try means getting out of our comfort zone.  Our perfect little bubble of safety where we do not expect greatness from our selves.  Recently while at a seminar that Steven Furtick (author of Son stand still) was speaking he challenged us by saying "If the size of your vision isn't intimidating than it is insulting to God".  I was speechless.  I had been trained to only think within the box.  To take the safest route possible.  Don't get me wrong.  There is a lot of sense and safety in smart God centered decisions.  But I would be lying if there were things I thought myself incapable of mastering.   Or that there were not  moments when I felt lead by the Holy Spirit and I told God, I cant.    Have I been limiting what God could do through me if only I gave it to Him and tried?
     So thought provoking question.  What are you scared to to do?  Are you more worried about the how or are you willing to focus on the Who?  Who to draw courage from?    I mean what if the greats of our History had been too scared to try.....they would have never known....