Fears

The resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what’s coming to us – an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with him! Romans 8:15

Okay, so The Message is certainly different from my NIV version! I do like to think of myself saying, ‘What’s next, Papa?’ . The author hit the nail on the head about the child with no fear. That is Parker. As soon as he learned to stand on his own, we walked in to find him balancing on top of his 4-wheeler toy. He just laughed when we freaked out. In his short 19 months he has never had a traumatic incident that left scars. We on the other hand, have fallen from heights or been in a car accident or experienced emotional heartbreak. We have fear. We know sometimes everything is not okay.

Do you remember the slogan “No Fear’? They put it all over clothes and car stickers. The world seemed obsessed with exclaiming that they had no fear. But was that truthful? Surely those people had endured heartache or physical trauma. Like each of them, we want to stand up to our fear, but sometimes we can’t. At times, fear can run our lives. It keeps us from getting on an airplane or trusting our spouse again.

But God wants doesn’t want fear to make your decisions. He has a plan already made for you. He will take care of you. I’m not saying to test Him by jumping off the roof, but do trust Him with your fears. Tell Him about it and ask for opportunities to overcome your fears. Memorize the scripture suggested in the reading. Hide it in your heart. It will appear again when you really need it…like when you watch that daredevil child climbing to the top of the jungle gym!