Fear Itself

So, I've come to realize I get afraid. A lot. Of all sorts of things. I guess this is normal, since I am a human being. Things scare us.

I've been afraid of big horrid things. Like, being eaten by a shark or burning in fire. Those fears, of course, come from movies I have watched. Same with others.

Then there are the things that are close to me. like the fear of losing a family member, or something big and upsetting happening in the family or to one of my friends.

And there are the silly fears. I'm a paranoid person. I have a wild imagination.

Example #1- when my family and I went on a cruise through Alaska, I was sure we would hit an ice burg. When we had the emergency drill the first day, I was shaking.

Example #2- We lived in Nebraska for a while. I was excited to go there, but ever since I saw the movie "Twister" on a plane as a little girl, I was terrified of tornadoes. Of course, I found out Nebraska was in the center of tornado ally...joyful. I was so sure we where gonna be cought in a huge twister, that when the small town we lived in had a monthly tornado drill, I was like a drill sargent telling my parents to hussle to the basement and to get the dog and make sure we had flashlights. I even borrowed tons of books from the local library on weather so that I was able to "detect" a tornado when it was coming.

God has a fun sense of humor. We didn't have one tornado while we lived in Nebraska. But since we have lived here in a non-tornado ally state, we have had quite a few of them. Haha.

I do have a point to this blog, I promise :]

There are a lot of things I have been afraid of, but also certain things I haven't been. Plus, as I've grown and matured, and gotten stronger in my relationship with God, I've realized I don't need to be so afraid. Of anything. God did not intend us to be fearful beings. Unless its to fear God Himself.

"For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control." -2 Tim. 1:7

obviously, it is only through God that we can achieve this. And even I still find myself having fears at times. But I am learning more and more each day to NOT be afraid. God is always in control. He has my life in His hands. No matter the outcome, no matter if its what I want or what I don't want, what I had planned or didn't have planned, its all in God's hands.

And is there any better hands than God's to have our lives in?

ummm. No. Absolutely not.