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-Fear-

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                                                                   False 
                                                                Evidence
                                                               Appearing                           
                                                             Real

     I once read this quote a while back, and it struck me so strongly. Fear is such a simple yet complex concept. We all fear, whether it is the big thing you struggle with or just a little bit here and there; we let fear become etched into us until it becomes almost second nature to us. We fear when we hear a noise in the dark, when we must make big life decisions when we are to try new things and grow up... the list could go on and on. I once had a little girl who was scared to participate in class because her mom wasn't there. She told me she was too afraid to play with the other kids and missed her mom; after lots of comforting and hugs, I, in response, told her that it was okay to be afraid but to be brave in the fear and try it anyway. This advice came so easily to me, yet it is honestly something I struggle with greatly at times. 

    Fear is a joy thief, a life killer, and an unnecessary burden. We must learn to not let it reign control in our lives and to surrender our fears daily to the Lord and lean into His promises. It says 365 times in the Bible, DO NOT FEAR. That is a reminder a day, every single year of His promises to be with us and not to be afraid. We are made perfect in Him, and in 1st John, it says, "Perfect love casts out fear," so we have no reason to live in the handcuffs of fear any longer. This week I battled a fear that has been etched into me for years. It was hard, but let me tell you, it becomes a lot easier when you give up your own fight and give it to God and let Him fight with you, believing His promises fully. I pray each of you starts living in the light of the Lord and becomes free in Him. Face each day with a heart of fearlessness and just take that step into freedom. Even a baby step will take that new class, speak up and talk to someone new, have that conversation you've been avoiding, whatever it may be for you, step forward and in the words of Nike, "Just do it!"
 

    Random Emma fact: Whenever I think about fears, I picture a scene from the TV show Monk where he encounters frogs for the first time and decides he was afraid of them, so he makes Natalie pull out his list of fears and add frogs to it.
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Hugs,
Em

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