Fear and Crying

For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."

Romans 8:15

Last night a friend scared the stuffing out of me. She showed me a movie case in the movie store. It was a movie that I'd seen as a kid, and it scared me so much then that I avoid horror movies. It scared me so much last night that I shut my eyes and screamed like a little girl. It was all I could think about. I was so afraid I couldn't think of anything else. It was completely irrational. It took an hour for my heart to slow down. She thought it was hilarious. I did not.

As I thought back over the experience this morning, I realized that what upset me the most in the aftermath was that I was so afraid I couldn't reason with myself. I was jumping at shadows. I knew there was nothing to be afraid of. It wasn't real, and as the above verse says, we do not have a spirit of fear.

I'm not sure I have a point today, just a story. What do you do when you're afraid?

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There Is No Fear In Love

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

I John 4:18 (ESV)

This is one of my favorite verses. It was the theme verse when I was on the Winter Celebration planning group as a youth. This verse has always been a comfort to me since then. This is such a Godly way of saying, "There is nothing to fear but fear itself." There is no fear in love. Perfect love casts out all fear.

No fear. Just love. Even in places of darkness there is light because of love. God made the ultimate sacrifice for us out of love. He bestowed his grace upon us and because of that we are free to love. God's grace takes away our fear and replaces it with love.


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