
What happens when you know you have to do something,
but you procrastinate because the
FEAR
is so great
that
ANXIETY
becomes your best friend
in the wee hours of the night.
But then the sun rises
and
FEAR & ANXIETY
begin to subside,
but
as the clock ticks and night starts to come
the
FEAR
returns
that births
ANXIETY
all
because
you don't want to do what you know what you have to do.
It could be making a call to the doctor~
but you don't want to hear what you FEAR what you are going to hear.
It could be confronting a loved one~
but you don't want to hear what you FEAR what you are going to hear.
It could be just stopping and being still~
but you don't want to hear what you FEAR what you are going to hear.
Oh the FEAR to hear
what is on your beating heart
that is keeping you up at night.
But no matter what,
"IT" isn't going away.
Is FEAR & ANXIETY keeping you from facing
a something or a someone
that you don't want to face?
You can't
FEAR something away.
You can't
ANXIETY something away
So what do you do when
FEAR & ANXIETY become your best friends?
Listen to
GOD
as HE is constantly telling us to
NOT BE AFRAID.
Easy for HIM to say,
but because
HE knows what we feel
that is why HE says it
so that
HE can
take
the FEAR
and its companion of
ANXIETY
away
so that
you & I are able to
face what we don't want to face
with the
FAITH OF COURAGE.
Just like Joshua
Oh he had it. Oh he had to have it.
The book of Joshua begins with GOD commissioning Joshua as Moses’ successor.
FEAR enters in
as they are to enter the promised land,
unknown territory,
without their leader Moses.
But then
GOD
commands them
to not be afraid,
to not be terrified,
to not be discouraged.
face FEAR in its face.
It sounds crazy
as you have to face
FEAR
in order for it to be removed,
but we are told many times,
just as GOD spoke to Joshua~
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your GOD will be with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9).
To have
THE FAITH OF COURAGE~
to face
FEAR
&
do it afraid
because
GOD is with you.
So what difference does it make if GOD is with me
in the midst of the
FEAR
that is so paralyzing
that
ANXIETY
is kicking in to relieve the pressure~
is what I have asked myself a gazillion times
and
what I am hearing from others
who are right now
so
FEARFUL
to face what they know that they have to face,
but are instead
allowing
ANXIETY
to
consume them.
Facing the
FEAR of Loneliness with HIM~
you are not alone.
Facing the FEAR of Rejection with HIM~
you are accepted.
Facing the FEAR of shame with HIM~
you are forgiven.
Oh when you
face FEAR right in the face
with
HIM
you are released
from the bondage
of living
ANXIETY ridden
because
HIS PEACE
overwhelms you so that you
face what you don't want to face when you don't want to face it.
Easier said then done,
but just try it
and invite
GOD into your FEAR
and
do it afraid
For
"GOD gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline" (2 Timothy 1:7).
Therefore,
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your GOD. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with MY righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10)
Because
"The LORD is
my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life--
of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1)
Oh the gift of
THE FAITH OF COURAGE
to
face what you don't want to face
so that
His
PEACE
that transcends all understanding
will
guard your precious heart
because of
JESUS
who is your
PEACE~
"Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid" (Matthew 14:27).
Oh
let's practice
THE FAITH OF COURAGE
and live
"FEARLESS" (listen to the song below)
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