No Fear!

Deut. 33:27 states, "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them."

One day as one of my sons, Leon, was about 5, he was climbing up to his bunkbed, and he got his arm caught and began to call out for help. When he climbed the ladder in the past he usually went up the correct way easily to the next level.  However, on this particular day, he decided to try to climb and come down the wrong way where there was no ladder!  As I ran to him, I caught him right as he fell  into my arms.

It was apparent that my son had no fear of falling, because even as he began to fall- the look on his face was one of unchanging peace. Thankfully, however, I quickly caught him. I think we can learn a lesson from this situation.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could have that kind of total trust and faith in our Heavenly Father? Instead of being apprehensive and fearful, or dwelling too much on the past, we could just exercise courage and trust about taking the next step into something incredible, maybe something higher than we've ever known before.  Remember, we have a God with whom nothing is impossible!

However, many times it is all too common that we seldom achieve total fulfillment in our lives simply because every time we try to go forward, the devil will use fear to stop us. Is he using fear to stop you? Satan uses fear to keep you from enjoying life. Fear brings torment, according to 1 John 4:18, and you surely can't enjoy life and be tormented at the same time.

I challenge you to take an inventory in the fear department. What are you afraid of? Are there any areas in your life that are being stifled because of fear? Satan is always going to bring fear against us at various times. It's one of his greatest threats—though he is unable to back up his threats, though it is not a minor threat, it is still a major one!

Be careful, therefore not to move in the flesh or out of God's timing.  But when God is moving, you can't be afraid to move with Him. You can choose to be led by your head or follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. However, God simply asks us to obey, while the results of what our obedience produces are up to Him.

I dare you to choose to climb new heights today, and don't worry about falling, for truly His Everlasting arms are opened wide ready to catch you should you slip! With so much that God has for us, do not allow the fear of failure in Him to hold you back! Instead choose to fall forward as you step out into the deeper things of Him. #fallingforwardandlovingit!