Throne Room Moments: Musings of an Imperfect Princess

So if you've read my blog before, you know I LOVE Harry Potter . I was watching it....again...this weekend I was thinking about one of the creatures in the universe that is a really good illustration of something we experience daily. In the Harry Potter world, there are creatures called boggarts. No one in the wizarding world knows exactly what a boggart really looks like because when they encounter a witch or wizard, a boggart will take the form of what that person fears the most. For example, Harry's faithful sidekick and best friend Ron Weasley is deathly afraid of spiders. When he is face to face with a boggart it turns into a giant spider. Harry's other best friend Hermione Granger (my personal favorite) is mostly afraid of failure. Her boggart would turn into her professor giving her a failing grade or failing an entire term. Now throughout the series, there are more intense encounters where boggarts take on the deeper more personal fears. For example, Ron's mot...

My anxiety spiked recently and I've been having to struggle with it again. Granted it wasn't as hard as before because I have a stronger foundation in Jesus. Not saying it hasn't been difficult mind you, cause it has. But unlike last time where I had no direction on how to deal with it, I know how to use the tools in my arsenal now :)  Anyway, I was writing in my journal earlier and as with the post   A Love Letter from the King I began having a conversation with God right in my journal. I feel that it would be helpful to someone else so here's the conversation with God :)  Do you love me, Andrea? Yes, Jesus, I do love you. Have I ever failed you before Precious One? No, Jesus you've never failed me before. Then why do you doubt me now Dear One? Do you think I would suddenly change my mind about you? No, Jesus, you wouldn't. I went to the cross for you Andrea. I gave my very life for you, what causes you to think I'm not goi...