Do Not be Afraid

"Do not be afraid."

 How many times Jesus said this! "It is I, do not be afraid." Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom." "Do not be afraid. Just have faith and she will be saved."

"Just have faith."

Faith in...what? Faith that if we step aside and allow a power greater than ourselves to enter into a situation, we then align it with the most loving outcome that only our most loving God can foresee.

The scripture says that "perfect love casts out fear." God is perfection; God is perfect love. So, where God is, there can be no fear. My job is to get out of the way and make room for God - to expel the fear in my mind and fill it with God instead. If my head concentrates on fear or anger or regret or anything else that is not love, there is no room for God to operate.

Ruminating over the negatives of a situation simply creates a "beaten path" that leads nowhere good. It only leads back to my limited understanding and my very human solutions. If it really is the Father's good  pleasure to give me the kingdom, then all I have to do is accept and not direct, trust and not give in to fear.

If only that were easy....