Almighty God- Thank You for the everyday lessons. Thank You for the joy of overcoming fear. You are my safe haven and my courage. In what ways do I disguise fear? Anger is the most obvious. When I show anger toward someone or something it is usually because I feel threatened or that I might lose something I love. Sometimes it can come out hateful and spiteful to dress it up even more. Fear sometimes looks like defiance. I will not do something if I sense that it might threaten my norm. It might be something as simple as having to change my schedule but sometimes I can be defiant and not even know why I am doing it. Depression is another way fear can be disguised. If I am angry about something for a period of time without doing something about it then it can turn into depression. The thing is that no matter what the negative demonstration may look like there is likely to be fear buried in there somewhere. This is a good thing. Once I have found the fear then I know that it is not real and that it is easily overcome with the love of God. Then I can simply ask God to remove it and show me what He would have me be. I then turn my attention to something else, which might be helping others or just focusing on His presence, and soon the ship is righted. Remind me, Lord, that a life run by fear is like living in purgatory. Help me to see that the best way to relieve fear is to confirm my faith in You. I pray for those that are miserable and don’t know why; that they may find the answer by looking at themselves and turning their life over to God. Amen.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:34:08 +0000
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