Fearless and Favored

“Don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk.” I know that’s what I’m supposed to do. I have given advice(welcomed and warranted, as well as uninvited :/)  to friends and family about worry and fear for so many years, and written about it so many times, you would think I would heed my own advice. But as it turns out, I am struggling to fight the worrywart in me. When I talk about God’s promise to never leave us, to have a plan for us and to be our rock, I don’t expect people to just believe me. I point them to Jesus and the power that is ours through Him.  I pray that they believe what God himself says. While the actual number of times we are told to “fear not” in scripture varies among translations and context, He says it. And if He says it once or 365 times, it is truth!

Even when I think I’m not afraid, my actions speak louder. It may not surface as trembling and panic, but fear shows up as an explosive angry fit, a quiet depression or a bitter heart. I see a little bit of each of these infiltrating my days, and it’s time to “practice what I preach.” (too many clichés in such a short blog, I know!)

I am driven to my knees and to the source. I am believing Him today, not my empty words or those of any other inspirational writer or quote I come across. His Word is my stronghold. His promises will carry me. His light will progress me. His faithfulness will demand mine. I am turning away from fear and to His loving comfort today. I will walk in the knowledge that His plan is perfect, and when I feel that fear creeping in, I will call on Him who knows what’s best for me in every situation. In Christ I am fearless and favored, therefore I will not falter. Unwavering is His love, and outstretched is his hand. Praise Him for his faithfulness and for His truth which declares…….

·         For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11

·         The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2

·         God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9

·         For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13

Father, take away my fear and replace it with your perfect peace. AMEN