HAVE NO FEAR

Afraid!  I have always been a scaredy-cat.  When I was a little girl I was afraid of the dark.  My mom would leave the hall light on at night so if I needed to see.  As I got older the dark wasn’t as scary, but other situations were.  I really didn’t enjoy going to events by myself.  After I got there I was always fine, but I liked having a sidekick with me.  I needed that close assistance to walk with me into the unknown.  As the Proverbs 31 conference is drawing nearer I begin to feel some anxiety.  I am excited about going to learn more about writing, however I would love to have a sidekick with me. 

Fear is an unpleasant emotion.  It sets off our alarm buttons and makes us agitated.  It makes us worry about certain circumstances that shouldn’t bring any fear at all.   When we are afraid it will cause us to miss out on opportunities.  These opportunities may be just the thing that brings us closer to God or brings others closer to Him.  If we keep fear bottled up we will become stagnant.  Our fears will become giants and we will not have any personal growth.  Fear will stop us in our tracks.  Fear limits us to a small world when there is a larger one waiting on us.

So why shouldn’t we fear? 

When we are Christians we have the freedom from fear.  God promised us that He would go before us so that we would be victorious.  Psalm 34:4 says this,

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I sought the Lord, and he answered me;

    he delivered me from all my fears.

When we do our part and allow God to become our sidekick we will have no fear.  He will deliver us from the scary situations that make us quiver.  When we trust in Him we have the ability to be fearless with faith. 

Don’t’ let fear hold you back.  Your sidekick is waiting for you to open your door and spend every minute with you.  God is along for the ride waiting to give you the opportunities of a lifetime. 

Have no fear God is near!