I thought you would enjoy this from Women of Faith:
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? — Psalm 27:1
“Fear has friends,” I warn women when I address the topic of being afraid. When you emotionally surrender to one fear, you open the door to a myriad of others. I learned that the hard way, through my own experience. And I paid with years of my life. I’d like to offer you a shortcut.
When you are afraid, don’t give in to fear—turn on the light!
Turn on the light of God’s Word. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).
Turn on the light of faith. And risk taking the next step out of your self-imposed limitations. What do you have to lose? Fear? Go for it.
Turn on the light of your mind. Believe what you can’t see, which is that God holds you safely in his care no matter where you are and that he is unfolding his plan for your life. You can’t travel outside his presence.
Turn on the light of friendship. Let others know when you are uneasy and then allow them to stand with you. It will comfort you, strengthen you, and keep you humble. We weren’t meant to go this life alone.
— Patsy Clairmont
I Second That Emotion © 2008 by Patsy Clairmont. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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