There are more times than I wish to remember when I allowed fear to become the driver of this journey called life.
Here are a few things fear has done.
Fear disabled me for years in almost everything. Fear convinced me to say “yes” to so many requests when deep inside I knew I should have said no. Fear of rejection prompted me to go along with everyone else and at times allowed myself to be the punching bag for other people’s misery. Fear liked to whisper in my ear late at night telling me I was no good and I would never amount to anything. Fear liked to remind me of all the times I tried and failed and any thought at future attempts would result in the same. Fear disguised itself as a well intended friend but in reality was my worst enemy. Unfortunately, I grew up having fear as a constant companion, life without fear was not an option. In a sick twisted way, fear was comforting because I could always rely and fall back on it. Oh the irony.
Faith. My mother used to tell me if I had faith as small as a mustard seed, I could move mountains.
Faith is believing in the unseen. Faith is working hard believing one day it will produce fruit. Faith is putting into action today what you hope to accomplish tomorrow. Faith believes in destiny. Faith takes the stress out of striving to achieve results on my own and instead relies on trusting everything will come together at the right time. Faith is the gatekeeper to my heart. Faith tells me daily where there is love, there is no fear. Faith shows me it’s not about the destination but it’s all about the journey. Faith is not living in fear but instead embracing life every step of the way. Faith is not having to have all the answers and believing that when I do need the answers, I will discover them right on time.
When fear begins to close in on me, faith is there to remind me of truth. When fear throws arrows of doubt straight into my mind, faith reminds of the ways I have overcame fear and will continue to do so when I journey with faith. Faith also reminds me that fear is a liar. Fear seeks to disable where faith is an enabler. If I do fail, faith is there to catch me.
Faith reminds me it’s not about me.
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I’ve never been to your site before so I think I was meant to read this today. Thank you. A friend once said to me “Fear is the opposite of faith!”.
Have a good week!
I find when I’m really trusting that God’s in charge of my life, I open up more to the possibilities. When I’m open to all that, it’s so big and awesome that there’s no room for the fear to get in. My challenge is remembering to trust.
Very eloquent post, Alice.
You are a living, breathing, wonderful daughter of the King
I was looking for recipes and discovered your wonderful website. Thanks for your authentic sharing. Henry Drummond once said we will find that as we look back upon our lives, the moments we have really lived are the moments when we have done things in the spirit of love. Amen.
I just discovered you have a personal blog and not just SSL!
I have issues with fear also and have come a long way with using my faith to battle that voice in my head.
oh my.
that was written just for me. I came via @TickledRed’s #FF and ended up here. I think it’s a God-thing!
I’ll be spending some time here and on your other blog. Thank you for writing this!
Thank you for so eloquently putting this into words. Fear is the wind coming through the window to slowly erode our souls. We need reminders to close that window when it slips open from time to time. {{hugs}}
What a wonderful post! I’ve been struggling with anxiety lately. Need to lay my burdens on the Lord
Thanks for the encouragement