Of Fear.

Fear spoils everything.

God still sends me reminders of that lesson.

If every time Naomi drives away I'm afraid until she returns home that something bad will happen to her, then hours are ruined and wasted by my worry. My health suffers as well.

If I fear God (the wrong way) then I'll never love Him passionately back (as He loves me) and my whole life will be poorer--in all ways. Lonelier, too, without His close, constant friendship.

If I'm afraid Tom is tired of me then I'll board-up my heart so not to be hurt in case he tells me that someday. My actions will become guarded. Harsh. And living with a boarded-up heart is a lonely, fearful, paralyzing way to live.

If I fear what people can do to me, I'll never trust anyone, never look anyone in the eye, never love people as God asks me to do.

If I fear losing my stuff (or money), I'll hold it too tightly and never share it. I'll be selfish, the opposite of everything godly.


Fear stops me from sowing anything and so I'll not reap anything, either.

And the list goes on for eternity...

Again, fear ruins everything. And in layers over years and through object lessons galore, God continues to teach me that.

And oh, those lessons are priceless. Cartwheel-turning freeing. And so very appreciated.

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Job 3:25
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.




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The above photo is our current style of dream house. These houses are everywhere in Western New York and this one stands in our very own town. We always slow way, way down whenever we drive past that house. :)

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“The key to change... is to let go of fear.”
... Rosanne Cash




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Everly Pleasant wrote a lovely companion post here.




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A definition of worry: "To torment oneself with disturbing thoughts." ... copied