April 24, 2023

What fears are you struggling with?  What fears do you want to let go of?

In Journey Church’s “My Life’s a Mess” series, people who were a part of the in person service last Sunday placed in trash cans cards on which they’d written fears they want God to help them get rid of.  Here’s some of what they wrote:

I’m letting go of the fear . . .

Of being alone

Of failure

Of not being good enough

Of letting my family down

Of not being a good friend

Of not being able to provide

Of not mattering to my parents

Of abandonment

Of being unloveable

Of not being accepted

Of my mean heart

Of missing out

Of being inadequate

Of making it

Of not being smart enough

Of sickness

Of feeling judged all the time

Of trying to meet everyone’s expectations

Of someone at school

Of the future

Of driving

Of heights

Of embarrassment

Of my daughter never coming back to Jesus

Of losing my job

Of rejection

Of comparison

Of commitment

Of public speaking

Of death

Of things I can’t control

Of retiring

Of losing my daughter

Of missing an opportunity to be used by God

Of letting people know me

Of letting down my husband and kids

Of the unknown

Of standing up for what I want for my life

When you feel afraid, repeat to yourself again and again the truth of scripture:

There is no fear in love.  But perfect love casts out fear.  1 John 4:18a (RGT)

-Michael