What are You Afraid Of?


            What are you afraid of?  Someone asked that question the other day.  As a Christian I am suppose to say, I have no fear because I know Christ is with me. I also suppose that the answer  to that question might change as we move through the various stages of our lives.  A little boy might be afraid  to  try going down the slide for the first time, but then finds out there was nothing to fear and runs to go  back up the slide again.  A tween might be  afraid to  move into a middle  school  from the safety of his elementary or primary school.  A teen might be worried or fearful about dating.  A young mom might be afraid something will happen to her new baby.  A grandmother has fears about her grandchildren.  It's natural to have these  fears because we live in a sin filled world.  Worry and Fear are often companions and walk arm and arm, but we don't have walk with them.

This Inn that we now abide in is filled with all kinds of evil ready to snare us and rob us of what we have in Christ.  How to overcome the fear and worries?  Scripture.  Feed on the Word.  When we fear,  we flee to  cross, and repent, and then feed on the word until those fears and worries leave us.

I had to do this today.  My fear?  It's stupid, but I'll share it.  I get comfortable in my life, and don't like to mix it up.  I have my routine, and my routine and I are quite fine, thank you.  So going on a trip for three weeks filled  me with worry.  What will happen to my cats?  What will happen to my house?  I won't be able to practice violin, because I can't take it with me... On and on it went.  Then the Holy  Spirit showed me what a fool I was. I repented, and and turned to Romans.  Fear and Worry fled  away.  Let my adventure begin, and my what a time I  will have with my dear family for three short weeks.

Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us. What is there to fear, even in this Inn?

Romans 8:39 "Nor  height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus."

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