Fear

I shouldn't wait so long to blog.... I have so much to say that I can't decide what to talk about.

I have been thinking a lot about fear lately. I'm told that that emotion doesn't come from God.

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18-19

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7

"Be not afraid of sudden fear." Proverbs something (sorry)

There are some things we should fear.... bad people with guns in our house, walking alone in a bad neighborhood at 3 a.m., spiders, bats, etc. We need to take precautions. The fear I am referring to is the fear that paralyzes us... keeps us from progressing, fear of failure, and fear of the unknown. For me, When something has come from God is has brought comfort, peace, love, joy.... sometimes a warning to do something or not to do something. Never fear though.

Looking back on my life... I can see where I let fear keep me from doing things, or doing them how I should have. Where I let it paralyze me; keeping me from moving forward. That really sucks, because it leads to regrets. I hate regrets. So, I'm trying really really hard to push through my fears. And I have so many right now! I keep trying to trust that Heavenly Father wants me to be happy, and will help me even if I'm totally imperfect & stupid sometimes.

I have to believe I'm moving in a good direction. I feel alive, hopeful, excited, and generally happy. Compared to a year ago... night and day.