No Fear.

I can be a fearful person. It keeps me in bondage. It keeps me chains. It keeps me from living life to the fullest. It keeps me in a self-made prison. I worry. I stress. I want to hide. I question each decision. I wonder, "what if". I replay the emails, the voice mails, the conversations over and over in my head to see what I should have done differently. It wastes my time, time that I could use for good, time I could use to get stuff done, and mostly time that I could be using to spend with God.

Although, I know the solution... I struggle with doing things on my own and sitting back and letting God take control. I can miss Him move the mountains in my life. God is being made known and I want to see what He does.  There is a situation that needs to be resolved. It involves a lot of pain, suffering and it NEEDS the healing of God.  It needs God to move others to come together and work for a common good. It requires me to yield on one painful area: These are God's children, not my own.  I cannot live in fear that people would think it is better to move my children from my care instead of providing them with the help and support they need.

I have waited ten years for these children. If it is not God's plan to keep them here, I will yield. I know and trust that God is working for their good. I know God is working. It's beginning to feel like a team of people who want to help. I will not be afraid. I will not be fearful.  I will call out to Jesus to break the chains of fear, of suffering, of worry and anxiety.  He will break all of the chains that separate and HE will heal the hearts of the broken.

I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalm 34:4 (HCSB)

He will not fear bad news; his heart is confident, trusting in the LORD.
- Psalm 112:7 (HCSB)

Be strong and courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For it is the LORD your
God who goes with you; He will not leave you or forsake you.”- Deuteronomy 31:6 (HCSB)

They say, "Let's break the chains that hold us back and throw off the ropes that tie us down."~ Psalm 2:3(NCV)