A few years ago I recall telling a friend that I try my best to face every fear so that I will be walking by faith, as it is impossible to please God without faith. I recently have returned from a camp where we had staff meetings that would sometimes turn out to be discussion times, bibles studies or prayer meetings. Most of the staff had been at least glancing through a book entitled, Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges. In a few chapters he points out scriptures that prove the danger of willful disobedience even when it is not intentional.
Fear being one of those sins. Fear is the opposite of faith. "God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound mind." II Timothy 1:7
I received word by the last week or so of my time at camp that mom had gone to the doctor and they told her she had psuemonia. She had not been feeling good for weeks. While I was praying for my mom the tears began to come for the reality of what my heart was feeling. Fears that had been in me since I was very small. Fears of something happening to my mom. I am aware that some things that trouble us in this life is to be expected regardless, but then there really are some fears that try to rule our lives and keep us from being free as the Lord has created us to be. I thank God for revealing simple truth of what is hidden in me. I also thank Him for the freedom and healing that repentance brings and that fear should never be allwed the living room in my heart. With the Lord's help --- I will continue to trust until all fear is gone. God loves me and He loves my mom. He is able to heal and restore and make all things new.
Also, it is always encouraging to look at life from an eternal perspective. This life is just a moment, eternity is forever. There is a time for everything under heaven. Seasons change and thank God that His mercy wakes us up to the truth and to the reality that we can trust His love will never fail us.
