What you fear


You could say a lot of things about fear. Fear is a great motivator. (Used by the devil, of course.) Fear in the biblical sense means respect or honor. What do I fear the most? Losing my job? Being in an accident? Getting sick and dying? Something cataclysmic happening in the world? I think it has more to do with who I have around me. Losing people. Things like that. Only God knows what I truly fear. I really don't know until I get there. 

Then there is fear in the biblical sense, as in the fear of the Lord. Only God knows what I honor above Him. I don't want to be like Eli who honored his sons above God. Even when he was rebuked for it, he didn't repent. I don't want anything to get between me and God because that's the one relationship I cannot lose. I would be as lost as a goose in a snowstorm if that happened. 

There is no need to fear. The Bible oft repeats the phrase "fear not." Some say it is repeated 365 times. All I know is I've heard God speak to me that way many more times than 365. As a child of an abusive home, I was full of fear. I had no one to trust. Going forward this morning, I lay my fears at His feet and let go. I've found that God often cannot work in an area until we let go. So today I let go of the fears. I choose to trust the unknown to a known God. Amen. 

Thank you for reading. And God bless.

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