Do Not Fear

~8/1/2012~


I have been thinking about fear and what causes certain fears lately. Every one of us has our own fears. Some of them are shared by many, some seem like you are the only one that has them. But is that true? Could it be that there is something that only one individual fears? Or is it that we all are just hiding our fears from each other; making it so we are unable to relate to one another and help to overcome these fears?
   It makes sense... that we, faulty humanity, are all afraid of giving up our weaknesses. All it would take is someone to use those fears against you and then where would we be? Broken. Hurt. Scared. All three emotions that none of us truly want to feel. But we do, all the time.
   That's why I say it takes great courage to put yourself out there. To tell someone what makes you tremble and shake. It is like putting a sword in their hands; giving them the power and the choice to protect you with it or stab you in the heart (graphic I know, but it feels like that sometimes).
   So how do we know if someone is trustworthy to carry this hypothetical sword? How many hoops will they have to jump through before you can trust them? And how many hoops will you have to jump before you can earn their trust? We of course do this to test if their worthy, but why after all of that it's never enough? Why do we keep building our walls higher and thicker, so the ones we care about can't get over or break through? Is it because we are afraid of being hurt? That seems to be the usual excuse. We say we don't want to be hurt, but when we push people we end up getting hurt as well. Confusing right? I think so...
   Sadly, I have really no answer to these question. I am, like everyone else, broken. I am also afraid that if I shared my weaknesses with others I will get hurt. Maybe that's why we hurt others, because we are too busy worrying about whether they will hurt us we never stop to think if they might be in as much pain as we are... I don't know.
   All I know is that my Heavenly Father tells me about fear...

Deu 3:22  "Do not fear them, for יהוה your Elohim Himself fights for you."
Deu 31:6 “Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be afraid of them. For it is יהוה your Elohim who is going with you. He does not fail you nor forsake you.” 
Deu 31:8 “And it is יהוה who is going before you, He Himself is with you. He does not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear nor be discouraged.” 
Isa 41:10 "Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not look around, for I am your Elohim. I shall strengthen you, I shall also help you, I shall also uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness."

Do not fear... Not a request by our creator, but a command. A command that is impossible without Him...


Psa 34:4 I sought יהוה, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears. 
Psa 27:1 יהוה is my light and my deliverance; Whom should I fear? יהוה is the refuge of my life; Whom should I dread?
Psa 56:3-4 In the day I am afraid, I trust in You. In Elohim, whose Word I praise, In Elohim I have trusted; I do not fear; What could flesh do to me?

Do not fear my friends, for if you are with Yahuwah... There is no one that can hurt you. He is completely trustworthy.


HalleluYAH!!!