Fear Not...

I paralyze you. I torment you. I can make you sick. I can keep you awake. I know your deepest, darkest secrets. I stand between you and obedience, between you and growth, between you and faith.

What am I?

My name is Fear.

Fear is a vicious, cunning monster who waits, coiled, ready to spring at just the right moment.

There's nothing worse than that feeling that something has poked an icy hole in your stomach, destroyed your sense of stability, uprooted your safety. Like so many human weaknesses, fear boils down to our desire for control. When control spirals away, fear jumps in to take its place.

But get this. Did you know that the most frequently repeated command from by God in the Bible is "fear not"? It's repeated 366 times. That's a "don't be afraid, I am with you" for every day of the year. Coincidence?

Even when we can't feel His presence, He's always there, and He's promised never to leave us. Believe. Trust. Obey.

He's on your side.


- Anonymous