Making Good On A Promise

One of the most debilitating things to the human soul is fear. Fear is this big stupid monster that charms us into things like exaggerating, justifying, rejecting, or avoiding, and a whole lot more. This monster not only invades when something is physically alarming like riding a roller coaster, or flying in an airplane, but it also invades when we are challenged with something we feel uncomfortable with.

Unfortunately fear infiltrates how we share our faith, how we live our faith, and how we make our faith known to others. Fear is one of the biggest tools that Satan can use to shut our mouths. It is a tool that can be used to steer our lively faith into an outwardly dull action hidden away underneath the cloak that we accept from the world.

It isn't love, it isn't wholly faith, it isn't trust, it isn't submission, it is very much the opposite of Christ-like courage. 

Take the cup you knew you would have to drink.

God has blessed me with beautiful non-Christian friends this summer and I have been adamant about letting them understand what it is I really believe. It has helped in reaffirming my faith, and refining my faith as well as my trust and submission. They have received the words I have spoken with openness and fairness, and with legitimate questions. They have blessed me even without knowing it, they are wonderful people.

So go try and warm the chill that fear brings on our faith, talk to the Father that he might give you instances to shine his glory on someone else. Don't let the darkness of fear become the light of your reasoning, or be stronger than it's lion of a counterpart; courage. It's your cup, you accepted it, as did I, as did Jesus. 

Let's do this.

All to God