When you're afraid
Fear has a way of getting loud. These are the words people have held onto for thousands of years when it did.
Fear feels loud right now, but you are not facing this by yourself. Someone far stronger than the fear is standing right beside you.
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee.”
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Fear isn't the voice that gets the final say over you.
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
A question asked from a place of safety - you're allowed to ask it too.
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
Wherever this next step takes you, you won't be walking into it alone.
“I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”
Not some of them. All of them - one honest prayer at a time.
“Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.”
Before anything else is true about this situation, this is: you are known by name.
God, I'm scared, and I can't make the fear go away on my own. Stand beside me in this. Remind me that I am yours and that you are bigger than what I'm facing. Give me enough courage for today. Amen.