Whom Shall I Fear?

As we grow more and more with the Lord, our paths start to become more clear. But along with that clarity comes the sight of a road full of challenges. As I have journeyed in my faith for almost 22 years now, I have experienced a fair share of these challenges. Roller coasters of emotion, doubt, happiness, and whatever other feelings/ emotions exist out there. Fears creep up and doubts begin to form, but in the middle of all my fears, the one thing that the Lord has constantly been revealing to me is that above all these fears, the fear of the Lord is greater. 

Fear of the Lord is the only fear that brings good things into your life. It doesn’t mean being afraid of Him so we have to hide and run away or be afraid of approaching Him, but the complete opposite. Fearing the Lord has made me realize and acknowledge that God truly is greater above all, and although He has the power to move mountains, He chooses to move our hearts instead. He chooses the way of love above all, and out of that great love, He chooses to deliver us from all other fears.

Somewhere along the way, I began to realize that I have stopped being afraid of thunder; I am much less afraid of the dark; and I no longer have a fear of pigeons. And although these are small fears, along with conquering some of my bigger fears like self-doubt and what not, I have realized that I owe it all to Him. As I have grown more in love with the Lord, the only fear I can really hold in my heart is losing Him and not having His love. But coming to this realization became a testimony to the change in me, possible only through Him.

Looking back through it all and even to this day, His Word and His plan has become clearer and clearer each and every time. Through all my fears, I found His love, and in His love, I am no longer bound by my fears. Through it all, I cannot help but give myself to Him and trust Him with all that I have and grow in His love in all that He gives me. To have love… His love… is to grow and to change to live a life, pleasing to the Lord.

Deo Gloria!