Fear or Faith

I heard a phrase this last week that I have been meditating on…What you stare at, you will steer toward.  As believers we are on the path with God.  Through supernatural faith we believe in Him and let Him guide us through this road of life.

As I thought about that saying the visual that popped into my head was a car driving down the road, it was driving toward FAITH.  However the road sign of FEAR popped up.  The driver took his eyes off of his FAITH kept focusing on the FEAR and veered off the road and ended up in a ditch.

If you have ever driven a car you know that scene is totally possible.  You take your mind off your driving and you will cause an accident.  You need to stay focused on what you are doing when you are behind the wheel.

Winston Churchill was once quoted saying, “When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.”

Isn’t that so true?!?  If you have ever worried about anything you know that, even though what you worried about may have been awful, the scene played out in your head was way worse that what had actually came to fruition.  You ended up wasting a lot of time worrying, not being able to enjoy what is good about your life.

I am speaking from experience here.  My mind has a good imagination and when I let it worry, it can conger up some bad scenarios.  Stuff way worse that what happened in reality.  Meanwhile I was miserable for days…sometimes weeks.  I missed out on the good stuff that was going on while I was consumed with worry and fear.

I once heard another saying “Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.  If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”

That right there was a game changer for me.  I was making a Grand Canyon with my stream of worry.

Proverbs 23:7 states, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” 

That cut me to the quick when I read that.  I worried about all the stuff that could go wrong.  To me that means that when I worry that I really don’t trust God in all my situations…wow, God I am sorry. 

After all 1 John 4:4 clearly tells me, “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”

That is the verse I am standing on this season.  A lot of different things are happening in my life right now.  Most of which are new and even though I look forward to the “new”, I am not entirely comfortable with the “new”. 

I am a planner, I plan.  I don’t like flying through life by the seat of my pants.  I like to get things perfected, get the bugs out.  How do you prepare for something that you don’t know how to prepare for it?  Where are the YouTube videos on this?  Where are my Google Maps driving directions?  This is where I take a deep breath and tell Him, “Okay God, You brought me here and I trust You will guide me through this.”

We all have heard that phrase, “Don’t tell God how big your problems are, tell your problems how BIG your GOD is!”

You either know that He is God or He's not God.

He either answers prayer or He doesn't answer prayer.

You either know that the just shall live by faith or you don’t.

You either know that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him or He's not.

I choose to believe that He is still God.

I choose to believe that He still heals.

I choose to believe that He answers prayer.

I choose to believe that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!

I pray that as you are driving through this road of life, when that fear sign pops up that you will keep your focus on your faith.  That you will look around your life and see all God has blessed you with.  God is GOoD, all the time and all the time, God is GOoD.

Until Next Time, God Bless!