Friday, January 25, 2013

Do you dare to challenge your fear?

What does it really mean to trust God? To put all your faith in Him? If we really had faith in Him, would we continue to worry like we often do? Would we still try to take control of our own lives? So many times I grow impatient. I don't even notice it but I begin to rush God and question His timing. His timing IS perfect, but honestly I believe we all tend to get anxious at times. We all tend to become doubtful.
What if we were to lay aside all of our worry for just one day. One day. What might happen? Does our success in life rely on our worry? Is fear the one to get credit for all our blessings? Or suppose we would realize that such things actually hold us back. Suppose if we lived a life trusting instead of fretting, suppose amazing things could happen. The disciples healed the lame and raised the dead, but it wasn't with fear or doubt that they did this. In fact, they had to let go of that and rely completely 100% on God. A life relying on God and trusting in Him, is a life blessed and lived to the fullest. Our fear holds us back, but with courage and faith we can leap into miracles.
The God we are asked to believe in is not a God of mistakes or broken promises. We have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. In honest truth, if you could lay aside all worry and fear for one day and just know that there's Someone out there who has everything under control, wouldn't that just be a life well lived? I mean, we could literally live our lives courageously and full of joy and peace. Suppose you did lay them down for just one day. What could happen?
It isn't an easy thing to do. Worry is something humanity is all too familiar with, but it is something we were never meant to carry. It was never meant to be apart of our lives. So don't let it. Tomorrow... I dare you to let go of all your worries. Let them slip off your back and feel the burdens that slip off with them. Just trust entirely on God and let His peace encompass you. Try it. One day. I dare you. I challenge you to challenge your fear. Take a leap of faith! And watch the walls crumble down and the mountains move.

Trust...