You are all so sweet to think of me and my situation, that none of you answered the question I posted at the bottom of "Say 'No' to Countrywide." So, I am going to try again and see if any of you want to share a moment of fear you may have had in your life. Have any of you ever looked fear in the face? Scripture tells us that God has not given us the spirit of fear, yet there are times in life we face fear. How do you react? Do you face fear with confidence and bravery? Is there a certain fear you have difficulty putting behind you? Did you have a fearful situation that made you stronger, more courageous, or confident? Below is the quote that caused me to think about fear.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.- -- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Jana, I'm not a very fearful person. But fear grips hard when something happens to one of my children. When Troy was 17, he was in an automobile accident. My knees buckled when I got the call. He sat alone on the curb - the police officer left, and our pastor was too "busy" - with a sliver of glass a fraction of an inch from his brain until Bill could drive across town and get him and take him to the doctor. I was afraid. And if it happens again to whether of my sons, I don't know that I'll react any differently. Helen
ReplyDeleteI just recently did a post on fear titled "If Your Knees Are Knocking" and in that post I spoke on the 2 different fears mentioned in the bible. Fear has a way of gripping my heart at times. Thank God I know who to go to to help me in those moments of fear. One time in particular was when my son was over seas and we received a message on our answering machine telling us that he wanted to let us know one more time that he loved us in case he didn't make it back alive and in the background you could hear the sirens and alarms going off and the situation was not good at all. When we got that message my heart nearly stopped. The first thing I did was call my pastor and ask for the church to pray for his safety. I began to call upon the name of the Lord for He is my help in the very present time of trouble. I stayed by the phone for the next 48 hours until we received word that everything was under control and that my son was not among the injured. During the waiting period while I was praying I felt such a peace come upon me and I knew that God was with my son. Later when speaking with him, he told me that when they suited up to go in to get his men that were held hostage, the situation was very bleak, then all of a sudden the enemy just up and surrendered and he was able to go in and get his men out and to safety and everything was under control once again. He said that everyone was in awe as to how peaceful it turned out and I said that just like my God. This experience definitely made me stronger in the Lord. We as humans will be hit by fear but as the children of God, we know who we can turn to in those moments of fear and He will lift that fear from us and get us through whatever the situation may be.
ReplyDeleteJana, my fear is that my mortage is with Countrywide!!!!
ReplyDeleteHelen - there is something so strong within a mother's soul whenever her child is in danger. I think of all the times I have been scared and my children being in danger is the greatest of all. Once Blake had a very high (over 105) fever for several days and suddenly his temperature dropped to 93. It was so scary because he was in a very critical state. Even after they raised his temp with warm i.v. fluid, we had several more scares. Also, Bryn had severe anemia and they were talking "cancer." That was soooo frightening. Thankfully, we have a wonderful God who intervened.
ReplyDeleteJolene - your post on fear was great. I do remember that situation with your son and I am so grateful God kept his hand on him. You definitely looked fear in the eyes when you called on Jesus' name.
Sabrina - you crack me up. Thanks for dropping by. BTW, we will just pray you never have a catastrophe as long as you have your mortgage with Countrywide.
When I was 16 I was on my way to a youth rally and I hydro-planed and hit another car head on. My first instinct was to cry out to my God. I ended up w/ a broke hip/pelvis and battery acid burns on my face,eyes and stomach. They thought I was going to be blind among other things. Thank God he brought me thru it alive,walking and with my sight!!! That was a very fearful time in my life.
ReplyDeleteI have been fearful before, thankfully with nothing that has turned out fatal. Among a few minor car accidents (where I hit the drunk driver instead of visa versa), and very dumb stunts (near kidnappings, getting stuck in a car with no tail-lights in a blizzard at midnight, etc) I've had some close calls--when I was 18 years old, I was at home alone changing a light bulb in our library. I "leaped gracefully as a ballerina" off of the chair and fell flat on my face, with the light bulb in hand. With the wind knocked out of me, I ran to the mirror and my entire face and shirt was covered in blood. The glass had shattered in my cheek and jaw, and all I could think of was that I was bleeding to death (with no access to a vehicle and 45 min from a hospital) and/or a horrific disfigured face for the rest of my life.
ReplyDeleteLuckily I was able to reach my mom on the phone right away and she was able to get home and get me to the hospital extremely fast where one of the top plastic surgeons in CA just happened to be walking through the emergency on his way out the door for the evening. They pulled him back in quickly, and he was able to stitch my face and make my scars virtually invisible (with God's help, I'm sure!) I'm so thankful!!!
A sensitive subject for me. This year, I have really felt the ugly talons of fear trying to grab hold of my mind. When I received a call from my doctor's office telling me that I needed to come back for another chest x-ray, my mind started filling up with all kinds of fear. I knew I needed to trust God, but still it was difficult. I know that we need to "cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God." I did my best to replace all those negative thoughts with the "fear nots" that I find in God's Word. Thanks to prayer and God's wonderful Word, I came through that dark time. Recently, I had another examination done, and I got a call again saying I needed further screening. However, this time, I did not give in to fear. I claimed God's peace and just put my trust in Him. I know that through prayer and meditating on the Word of God, we can find deliverance from fear.
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