\u201cThe Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.\u00a0 What can a mere mortal do to me?\u201d Psalm 118:6 CSB
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I found this short story, called Dope on a Rope: Motivation to Overcome Fear<\/a> when I was looking for an example of overcoming fear: There once was this criminal who had committed a crime. He was sent to the king for his punishment. The king told him he had a choice of two punishments. He could be hung by a rope. Or take what\u2019s behind the big, dark, scary, mysterious iron door. The criminal quickly decided on the rope. As the noose was being slipped on him, he turned to the king and asked: \u201cBy the way, out of curiosity, what\u2019s behind that door?\u201d The king laughed and said: \u201cYou know, it\u2019s funny, I offer everyone the same choice, and nearly everyone picks the rope.\u201d \u201cSo,\u201d said the criminal, \u201cTell me. What\u2019s behind the door? I mean, obviously, I won\u2019t tell anyone,\u201d he said, pointing to the noose around his neck. The king paused then answered: \u201cFreedom, but it seems most people are so afraid of the unknown that they immediately take the rope.\u201d<\/em> How true this story is, we go with what we know and are sure of, instead of what we do not know. Our big, dark, scary, mysterious iron door may be a new job, a new relationship, a new place to live. People stay in jobs they hate because they are too afraid to look for a new one. People remain in toxic relationships because it\u2019s what they know, they\u2019re afraid of a healthy one because it\u2019s unknown. People stay in the same place all of their lives, because they are too afraid to explore the world. But these moments in life where fear of the unknown stops us is where faith intersects our lives. When we have faith that God is with us, we can let go of the rope and choose the mystery of the door. We can open the door with confidence, knowing God is with us, no matter what lies behind it. We can move out of the known into the adventure of the unknown, because even if we fall, God will catch us. We\u2019re driving along I-40 in Oklahoma as I\u2019m writing this. I\u2019ve never been to Oklahoma before. When we left on this trip, I was afraid to be so far from home. I was afraid of what we would find, the people we would meet, the things that \u201cmight\u201d happen to us. I had to capture my thoughts and step out in faith that all would be well. All is well, God is with me, and Oklahoma is flat. The people are people, just like back home, living their lives day by day, just like everyone else. What \u201cmight\u201d happen is life. Living the life God has given us, one day at a time. Going where He leads us, meeting who He puts in front of us, all of it done without fear, because He is the one driving. If I had grabbed the rope, I wouldn\u2019t be in Oklahoma writing a devotional. I needed courage to choose the door, God gave it to me. Whatever door you\u2019re in front of today, choose it. Let go of the rope, follow God into the mystery of life. \u201cThe Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.\u00a0 What can a mere mortal do to me?\u201d Psalm 118:6 CSB I found this short story, called Dope on a Rope: Motivation to Overcome Fear when I was looking for an example of overcoming fear: There once was this criminal who had committed a crime. … Continue reading GOD IS FOR YOU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1118,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions\/1118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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