Many of us identify a fearful person as a coward, someone who is not assertive, or someone who cowers when intimidated. But fear can also be expressed by unrealistic bravado, excessive talking, work, alcoholism, drug addiction and lying. Fear reveals itself in cover-ups and phoniness. Fear keeps us from being fully honest about our feelings, prompting us to project false or only partially true images of who we truly are. Fear makes us deny, consciously or unconsciously, that anything is wrong. “It’s all good” is a sure sign that it is not.
Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. But – “When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:3-5 NLT)
In order to inventory our lives honestly, we have to look at what causes us to be fearful. Perhaps our deepest fear is that our inventory will reveal the person we have become. We may also be fearful that the events of our past will cause us to be rejected by those around us and by God. We find it hard to believe that God could care for the person we have become.
God invites us to set aside all our apprehensions and just do what His word tells us. He’ll take care of the rest.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Your word brings me joy as I deal with the anxiety of making a fearless moral inventory of my life. When I am afraid, help me to trust in Your unfailing love for me. Amen
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