Scenario 6 — Anxiety about a decision

Situation (full narrative)

Megan is trying to decide whether to accept a job offer in another city. On paper it looks like a strong opportunity, and several people around her keep saying it would be foolish to let it pass.

The problem is that the decision would affect almost everything at once — work, church, friendships, finances, and where her family would be living in just a few months. Nothing about it feels small anymore.

Some days Megan thinks she is simply afraid to move forward. Other days she feels a knot in her stomach the moment she starts imagining what saying yes would actually mean.

She has asked trusted people for advice, but that has not brought peace. One person says the door seems obvious. Another says the timing feels rushed and unsettled.

Now Megan feels caught between wanting wisdom and feeling pressured to decide before she actually has peace.

Training exercise

• Write the situation in one sentence without exaggerating the consequences.
• List the actual decision in front of Megan.
• Separate confirmed facts from imagined outcomes and fear-driven urgency.
• Identify whether the dominant pressure is uncertainty, fear, internal noise, or desire for control.
• Choose one Authority card that establishes God over outcomes and timing.
• Choose one Identity card so the intercessor prays from steadiness rather than panic.
• Choose one Situation card that best names the core issue.
• State the prayer focus in one sentence.