fear - one of many

the most frequent command in the scriptures turns out to be “don’t be afraid."

the
irony of this
surprising command
is that,
though it’s what we all really want to hear, we have as much difficulty, if not more, in obeying this command as any other … let’s make not mistake about it: until you learn to live without fear you won’t find it easy to follow Jesus.

i know why i shouldn’t be afraid,

but there are too many times i fear
for my life,
my reputation,
my performance,
my productivity,
my image.

perfect love drives out fear. perfect love only comes from God, therefore, God’s love must lead the way, perfecting me… resurrecting me. when i fear, i choose to embrace fear over God’s perfect love. God teach me to trust your mysterious love rather than hold onto familiar, abusive fear.

give me faith to trust that you are the one who takes what is dead, and resurrects it to new life.