Worry. Fear. Anxiety.
What does the bible have to say about these?
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34
For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for YOU. 1 Peter 5:7
Right there. Three fresh breaths of air. Sweet, refreshing grace and strength. I am in complete awe that this big creator of the whole universe looks down from heaven on everything He has made, and looks at me, small little Katelyn, and cares about me. So so much, that He wants me to cast my anxieties on Him, so He can carry my burden. Isn’t that amazing? I can’t wrap my mind around that fact. God’s love is so vast that our minds can never fully understand the power of it all. God’s love is deeper than the deepest ocean, higher than highest mountain. Its a mystery. A mystery that will keep us falling in love with Jesus all over again.
I am sitting here trying to let that process in my mind, and I am left wondering, am I loving like Jesus did? Or am I letting worry, fear, and anxiety win the battle? Worry creeps into my life without me noticing, it comes up in everyday tasks and in big life events. It turns times of excitement into doubt and “what ifs”. Fear grabs my heart and turns it over. Fear of not being good enough, fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of loneliness. Fear pulls me back into my shell of who I once was, not the person God has planned and made me to become. This is a big one, the devil likes to pick and pry with this thing called fear. It eats people alive. And anxiety just comes right along in the mixture. The terrible three that can never be broken unless the name of Jesus is declared. Just the very name of Jesus is enough to knock the devil to ground, just His very name! And we have so much more than that, we have Him on our side, fighting the battle for us and crushing the devil under his foot. A fight between God and the devil is like an ant trying to win the battle against a human. There is no chance, God will win every single time.
God gave me this gift called life. How do I want to spend it? I want to spend it loving Him. Not half-heartedly or in worry, fear, and anxiety, but fully and with every ounce that I have to give. Breaking my heart for what breaks His. Listening to Him, following Him, worshiping Him. I know there will be times when I mess up, we are all human, but God loves us no less when we do mess up, he forgives us no matter how often we stray from Him. He welcomes us back with wide open arms. LOVE. One of His greatest and sweetest gifts in this life.
What does His love look like to you?