My husband was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. He doesn’t see heights. In the many jumps he made while in the Army, there was always the moment where he made the choice to walk through the door of fear and…jump! I am no stranger to fear and the Covid-19 pandemic initially called to mind the fact that “I am no stranger to fear”.
“Today many people are living in the bondage of fear. In a recent study, a psychiatrist said that the greatest problems facing his patients was fear. Afraid of Alzheimer’s, dementia, committing suicide, being alone, or afraid of heart disease, cancer, disaster, plague or death. We are becoming a nation of fearful people. Down through the centuries in times of trouble, temptation, trial, bereavement and crisis, God has brought courage to the hearts of those who love Him. The Bible is crowded with assurances of God’s help and comfort in every kind of trouble which might cause fears to arise in the human heart. Today the Christian can come to the Scriptures with full assurance that God is going to deliver the person who puts his trust and confidence in God. Christians can look into the future with promise, hope and joy, and without fear, discouragement or despondency.” Billy Graham
I am not unfamiliar with fear. However, God has faithfully proved Himself to me over and over, and my trust in His will for my life supersedes and replaces my fear with faith. Early on in my Christian life I was forced to walk through the door of fear repeatedly, only to see it dissipate! The statement that “God’s sovereignty and His control is either true or it’s not true. If it’s not true, we’d better forget about God. But if it is true and we accept God’s revelation of Himself, our faith enables us to enjoy and rest in the certainty of His providence”. Paul Little
God’s plan and divine purpose is always wrapped in our acknowledging His walking with us through whatever it is we are facing. He’s got it wired and it is for our best. “This is sane, wholesome, practical, working faith: first, that it is a person’s business to do the will of God; second, that God takes on Himself the special care of that person; and third, therefore that person ought never to be afraid of anything.” George MacDonald
We are living in a world in which God has the last word…
“Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41: 10
“Strength and Dignity are her clothing,
And she has no fear of the future.”
Proverbs 31: 25
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
