There are a couple of good slogans for fear--"face everything and recover" along with "false evidence appearing real."
For me, fear ruled me for much of my life--fear of being unacceptable, unlovable--fear of abandonment--fear of rejection.
All these fears stopped me from living life. In stead, I stayed captive to my bags full of food and my head full of despair...poor pammy, poor pammy...but when I came to the understanding that fear was a state of mind, typically from the devil, not from God, I stepped up to the plate, so to speak, and let my faith overcome my fear.
That's where the slogan "do it afraid" began. I heard Joyce Meyer teach of that one day, and it made perfect sense to me.
Today, I know that "God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of love, peace and a sound mind."
And I am enjoying the fruits of facing my fears.
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I really liked this post. And what left me with a feeling of gentle peace was the line that said "I'm enjoying the fruits of facing my fears." The fact that good fruit can come out of something as negative as fears is a wonderful thing. God and my faith are so much bigger than earthly, temporal fears. My mother in law now knows our separation situation. I had dreaded this day b/c she is still a drug addict, and is very emotional, and will likely view me as the bad guy. (I will see her tomorrow as my daughters and I go out of town to see family). But, as I slowly said the serenity prayer about that, I felt much better. God has led me down every step of this path and he has a plan. What other people think of me is none of my business. God is in control.
Pam, I really needed to read this. I have been beset with fear for a few weeks now as some life situations seem overwhelming to me. I know I need to put everything in God's hands and leave it there. But I have sticky fingers and keep taking it back. Your post was full of wisdom and encouragement for me.
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