I have spent several days last week pulling my mind away from fear. I began to pay attention to all the things that I was hearing throughout the day that encouraged a fear mindset. I started with my daily routine, the chores and tasks that lay ahead and right along with that came the fear that I would not be able to accomplish all that I set out to do for the day. Right after that, I turned on the news to my favorite news channel CNN and again fear crept in because of the reports of economic declines, high gas prices, dysfunction in politics and the ever present racial divide.
Then upon leaving the house for work comes the fear of dying in a traffic accident, the fear that something crazy is gonna pop off at work etc..etc.. It is after observing this I realized that I was giving way to much of my precious daily time to fear. I thought about how fear stiffles my creative and imaginative God given powers. It's hard to create a vision when fear is constantly popping up. How can you encourage others if you are living in a state of fear, I asked myself.
So today, I elect to find ways to minimize fear thinking, see the beauty in life and to open myself up to creative and imaginative thinking. Do the things I can and let God handle that things I can't.
Remind myself throughout the day that God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power love and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
Dare to dream big, walk tall and by all means, take time to enjoy the journey.
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Keeping the fire for a bold and courageous life burning.
