What are you afraid of?
Me.
Everything it seems somedays.
A few things other days.
Sometimes, it’s not knowing what I’m afraid of, but knowing that I’m afraid of something and it’s out there.
One of the books on my wishlist and I may just break down and get is Max Lucado’s,”Fearless:Imagine Your Life Without Fear”, because for me…I feel bound by fear a lot of times.
I fear rejection.
I fear bad choices.
I fear criticism.
I fear confrontation.
I fear dealing with things that I don’t have control over.
I fear dealing with things that I do have control over but have to face and I just fear.
Wow…that’s a lot of fear.
The trouble is that by fearing, like I have, I fear, that I am still a slave to the chains of…well fear.
I just admire the people who seem to just grab life with boldness and confidence, because I honestly and truly don’t feel like one of them, and lately, these past few months, I have been grabbling with issues regarding, yes…fear.
I didn’t live a perfect life and with that, I feel that I spent a lot of my life surrounded by angry, vindictive and yes,very critical and judgemental people, who didn’t stop without hesitation, doing and saying anything they can or would do, to tear me down, to hurt me, to affect those around me and make me feel like, I had no right to live.
The best way I could describe it, is like a bucket filled with crabs, trying to get out; There’s always that one crab, who tries to make it, only to have the others reach up and pull it down with them.
Misery loves company.
It seem that I could do no right and only could do wrong and there was the constant concern of looking over my shoulder for backlash.
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It’s how I feel sometimes.
Snared and at the mercy of others.
I found several scriptures that reminds us that Our Father in Heaven, has other thoughts about that:
- For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7, New King James Version)
- There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. (1 John 4:18, New King James Version)
- You must not fear them, for the LORD your God Himself fights for you.’ (Deuteronomy 3:22, New King James Version)
- “ Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people in whose heart is My law:
Do not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.
(Isaiah 51:7, New King James Version)
Powerful words, huh?
Bottom line, I’m human; I have much growth to go….but freedom from fear is something I definetely work on.
Who among us doesn’t?
More and more as I grow in the Lord’s will, I’m learning to trust and have more faith in Him than I did yesterday. Each day, more stronger and more humble too.
I think part of fear too, is the unwillingness to give up sense of personal control, but there are times in our lives, when we can’t control everything and part of worshipping and having faith in Him, is just…well…letting go and trusting He will and has and always will deliver us from evil.
Lord, I thank You for Your strength and Your grace for You humble where we need to be humble and gives us strength where we are weak. Lord, I pray in my growth that You continue to touch each of our lives and pray show us, Thy way so Thy will be done not ours.
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I battle with this as well, I saw some similarities in myself from what you shared. I will have to check out that book by Lucado. Bev(Quote)
I was able to read “Cast of Characters” by Lucado and it was VERY good; “Fearless” is one of the books I plan to read over the holidays, so prayfully, if able to fit in the budget, then hopefully I can get it soon and let you know how it is.
If you get it before then, would love to hear how it is…It looks very good and so far from title and the book summary, it looks like a definite must read!
Keeping you in my prayers; I know what it is like. Our Heavenly Father wants us to live a rich and fruitful life and promises us strength and security, but it’s funny how in the back of our minds, we have that little voice that keeps trying to hold us back.
I’m currently reading “Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl by Lysa Terkeurst” and in Chapter 3, this statement by Lysa jumped at me: “You see, if Satan can get us asking these kinds of questions, then we can easily justify distancing ourselves from God, once more reducing our relationship with Him to items on a checklist.”
I think that can easily be said about anything, that the enemy tries to use our fears against us to keep us away from trusting our Father whose ovecome everything including the things that seem big to us.
It’s a constant battle and something that is not won overnight, though, through and in Him, we can claim victory.
Right now, we are really feeling that pull and conviction to do more for Him and we realize to fully be able to serve and worship our Heavenly Father, we also have to (and it’s scary) face what ails us more…though hiding under the covers seems more welcoming…LOL
*Hugs* Keep strong for we serve an awesome God!
I love the verse that is on the sidebar:
Numbers 6:24-26,”“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.”
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