“Our overwhelming fears need to be overwhelmed by bigger and
better things.”- Scott Bader Saye
Forgive me Lord, for my fears.
But yet I think I am in good company.
Jeremiah, Mary, Moses, maybe even Jesus himself…
How many times will you have to tell me
“Fear not” before I understand that you will never leave me?
Perfect love casts out fear.
Yet I have a lot to learn, for my love is not perfect.
I am afraid. Of change. Of hurting others. Of being hurt.
I am afraid of making wrong decisions. Of letting go.
I am afraid of moving on. Of not being sure.
But I am also afraid of missing out on something bigger than
my fears
Because I let my fears hold me back.
Lord rule out of me all fear.
Help me to remember that I am your perfect child
and that you have my best interest at heart.
That I am a work in process and will never be able to see
the whole future before making a decision, but you still call me to act, to
love, to risk.
Help me remember that it is not certainty or ability that
will help me overcome my fears, but your presence.
That sometimes we have to make the decision to keep walking
even when the fears remain…
“Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death,
I will fear no evil for you are with me.”*
Overwhelm me, God. Overwhelm my fears.
Overwhelm them with bigger and better things.
Overwhelm them with your grace, which never runs out.
Overwhelm them with your mercy, which I can’t even begin to
fathom.
Overwhelm them with your love, which I can hear, softly
saying…
“Fear not, I have redeemed you, I have summoned you by name.
You are mine...”**
*Psalm 23
**Isaiah 43:1
Amen, amen, amen. Thank you, Em.
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