Reader,

How do you know the next right thing to do with your dream?

Emily P. Freeman wrote a book about it, which I haven’t read but hear is pretty good. In the introduction she says,

Oh, if that isn’t the truth!

At times it seems like the cascading waterfall of options about the way you might pursue your dream is part of the problem.

❓Is it a business or ministry?
❓Online or face-to-face?
❓Should you go it alone or find a partner?
❓Do you start with building an email list or Instagram following?
❓What if you’re just plain sick of social media? Then what?

The list goes on and on… and the indecision gets louder.

What if I told you to put all your options in a hat, say a prayer, and just pick one?

That’s what I do with my 6-year-old when she can’t decide which pair of brand-new Squishmallow socks to wear. I hide two pairs behind my back, she picks a side, and we go with it.

In full transparency, this didn’t actually speed up the sock decision. She asked for best-of-three—turns out she did know which pair she wanted. She was just afraid to not pick the other pair she liked too.

If only our dreams were as simple as socks.
But what if they are?

What if God has given you freedom to choose—and the same freedom to choose again later if the first step doesn’t go as planned?

What if the goal isn’t to make the “perfect” choice but to loosen the grip that indecision has on your heart?

Yes, be prayerful.
Yes, seek the Lord.
But then… choose.

And walk forward in faith, just as the Lord called Jeremiah to do—promising not clarity but His presence and His deliverance:

In this week’s podcast—How to Test a Business Idea Before You Build It—I share a personal behind-the-scenes story about how I started my course, Dreamers Unleashed, and why it was born from the exact same fog of not knowing what to do next.

It’s raw and real, recorded from my car while waiting for an emissions test and sitting in the early days of fresh grief after losing my mom.

Inside the episode, you’ll hear:

🛠️ Why beta testing a dream—even imperfectly—can unlock clarity and confidence
📖 The story behind building my imposter syndrome course
⚔️ And how God has used Dreamers Unleashed to walk women into freedom

​Click here to listen to the episode now​

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And if you’re not ready for the Dreamers Unleashed course yet—or you're still standing at your own fork in the road—I made a simple next step for you:

🌿 Download my brand-new 7-day devotional:

​7 Truths to Silence the Voice of Self-Doubt​

This gentle guide will help replace the lies you’ve been hearing with the truth of God’s Word—one short daily reading and reflection at a time.

👉 Download the devotional here​

You don’t have to figure out the rest of the dream today.
You just need to take one faithful step.

With you,
~Merritt

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P.S. This is my last podcast episode until July; I'm taking a break to rest and regroup after losing my mom. While the podcast is on a break, I'll be hanging out on Instagram. Be sure to follow me here.​

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