Dear Fear,

I am tired; tired of letting you control every decision you have indirectly made for me; tired of you taking away my confidence; tired of you destroying my heart and leading me into many nights of tears over shame for my mistakes; tired of you wasting my time because I was too scared to get out of your false embrace; tired of believing your lies. Frankly, I am done with you completely. I used to wake up at night, stressed, because of the doubts you put in my head—no longer. When I would wake up in the morning with physical anxiety, I know that was you. I would be too scared to tell a friend the truth about a situation. I am tired of living in spite of you. Now I have found something much better.

Hello Hope,

It's been a while since I have trusted you, and I'm sorry. When Fear was in control of me, you were always right there holding out your hand to me, yet I rejected it. You had this unwavering patience you gave me, and I never deserve it; still, it was given. I chose Fear's hand because that's where I was comfortable. But today I am ready. I know it took me a long time, but finally, I understand that you have been here all along; here to save me, and love me. For that, I thank you. It is because of your strength that I can look Fear in the face and say, "Leave me, there is nothing here for you." I'm sorry it took me this long to understand that you, Hope, is what I was promised all along. Therefore, trusting in you is what I feel like I always was supposed to do.

Goodbye Fear. Hello, Hope. Not every day is going to be easy to trust you, Hope, but I know it's all worth it in the end. You are always with me and I am grateful. Goodbye Fear, there is nothing for you here.