LIVING WITHOUT FEAR

Change.  It’s a springboard to one of two things:  courage or fear.  Living without fear is a daily challenge, but it’s doable.

When I first walked into single life the temptation to succumb to fear was overwhelming.  Just waking up in the morning ALONE was too much.  Add how to pay the bills, explain things to the kids, fix things around the house, do it all on my own…

It was huge.

But there was one major lesson that I learned during this time that was absolutely life changing.  It still guides my minutes and hours today.

God is in control.

Even when it feels like He is not.

He is not surprised by your circumstance.  Nor is He overwhelmed by it.

He is not tempted to run away from things.  Nor will He walk away from you.

You may FEEL those things.  But feelings are just feelings.

God’s promises are His promises.  They never change.

He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

And I can’t even tell you how much peace that brings when you allow yourself to rest in it.

Your circumstance may include moving, job change, divorce or separation, death or illness.  But your circumstance never changes God’s loving concern and active participation in your life.

There is a verse in Isaiah 54 that says that God is my husband.  Once I started to grasp that truth, things began to turn around for me.  I started trusting in God as my partner-in-life and He came through.  I think that when life’s circumstances are easy, we don’t really trust God because we simply aren’t forced to.  It’s always an option.

When it’s not an option, believe it or not, it’s a blessing.  That period of years that marked the time of walking into my very own life…all alone…were, quite honestly, the best years of my life so far.  The changes that came into being as a side-effect of great difficulty are amazing.  When God says He works all things for good (Romans 8:28), He means it quite literally.

Changes are going to come.  Good and bad.  Learning to navigate those changes and living without fear amount to a great big struggle.  But I have heard that all great change is preceded by chaos (Deepak Chopra).

For me, this has proven true.  And I have a really good feeling that it will prove true for you too.

Have a lovely day, friends!