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Sometimes its the Simplest Things

Fear, we all hear about it every day, it's everywhere. Fear has a way of taking something that's a tool used for good purposes and can turn it into something that can be used for evil ends...if we let it. For example, God has given me a very active imagination. While, this comes in handy when I'm writing...it can be a bad thing when I let my fear get a hold of it. When this happens, I usually shrink away from my creativity, put it in a box and lock it away in order to avoid fear using it against me. But by doing this I'm not using the gift that God gave me to use for him. Nor am I trusting him the way that I should. Instead of relying on him and trusting that he's going to take care of me LIKE HE'S PROMISED, I listen to the fear and lies and end up locking away the very thing that makes me special/who I am.

Fear is NOT rational, not logical and often times my biggest fears aren't even founded on real things. Many times the things I fear end up being fears built on top of fear.

Now I know what you're thinking...cause I'm thinking it too...not being afraid? WAAAY easier said than done....trust me I know....

When I was little my mom had a puppet that she'd use to teach four-year-olds in Sunday School. When I was in High School I used this same puppet to teach kids at church as well. He was covered in dark green felt, had a cone  shaped head, a big red nose, googly eyes, and a tuft of bright orange hair on top of his head. His name was TJ Egbart. It was a funny name and usually would cause the kids to laugh when they heard it. But TJ's name had a deeper meaning.
Through
Jesus
Everything's
Gonna
Be
Alright

That's a powerful statement...very powerful. But a lot of the time we tend to lose sight of how powerful a simple statement like that can be. If you're like me and you've grown up in church and have been surrounded by statements like this since you were born, these phrases are just a part of life. They're something that is/has been taught in every Sunday School class you've ever been in. We forget how powerful these simplest of statements can be. 

Statements like Jesus loves me. That children's song is perhaps one of the most powerful and easiest to understand reminders out there:
Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible  tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak, but He is strong

Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so. 
The simple message here, Jesus LOVES me...he LOVES ME!!!! And when I am weak he is strong. 

Final thoughts: When the fear seems to be closing in and the enemy seems to be gaining ground, remember these very simple truths: 

Jesus loves me. 
I belong to Him. 
Even though I am weak, He is strong. 
 Through Jesus, everything is gonna be alright. 

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NIV)

My grace is enough; it’s all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (The Message)

Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you.
    I’ve called your name. You’re mine.
Isaiah 43:1 (The Message)

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