“When you move beyond your fear, you feel free.” – from “Who Stole My Cheese” by Dr. Spencer JohnsonAmen!
I can personally attest to this truth. After I finally got over my fear of singing to close friends, and got to the other side of that fear and found the incredible joy and peace that lay beyond the fear, I shared the story with a friend who is not a “believer” (or at least not yet), but is a kindred spirit none-the-less. After I finished telling her the story, she clapped her hands with a huge smile on her face and said something like, “That’s what I think of when I think of resurrection—courageously facing the darkness of our fears, conquering them, and breaking through them into the light beyond.”
There have been several instances of this in recent years, and most of them involved talking to someone. There is a powerful, influential person in my life who I was terrified to talk to about anything that I thought they might not agree with. But then, one day, it happened—I talked to them about a bunch of different things I’d been afraid to talk to them about before. And God used the experience to say, “See? What were you so afraid of? They’re just people. Trust ME.” God is good. J
4 comments:
Thank you for sharing that. God has been moving me in this area alot lately. I feel like after having my surgery last November that I don't have all those bad things running through my body anymore. In turn, it has helped to keep my emotions more in check, and allowed me to step out in ways I would not have done before. I feel like He is giving me a voice I never had before, and slowly but surely, I am learning how to use it. Stepping out past the fears is the hardest part though.... and that is where we get to Lean on Him more!! God is Good!!!!! :)
Hi Mel,
Great post, and the comment your friend made who you shared it with - “That’s what I think of when I think of resurrection—courageously facing the darkness of our fears, conquering them, and breaking through them into the light beyond.”
Has great spiritual insight, wow.
Fred
Hi Mel :)
Great quote!
Who moved my cheese by Dr. Spencer Johnson in one of my favorite books. There are many things in that small book which will be useful in daily life.
I glad you read it and applied it in real life.
Best wishes :)
Hi Kat, Fred and Joseph!
I appreciate your comments. Thank you for taking time to share your ideas and thoughts with me. It means so much. :)
Yours in Christ,
Mel
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