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Let Your Faith Be Bigger Than Your Fear

We have to take that step towards Him. He cannot take it for us.

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Let Your Faith Be Bigger Than Your Fear
Cassy Bateman

Everyone has their times of worry, but I am definitely one of those people who worries constantly. I always have to remind myself of Matthew 6:26-33:

"Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your Heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to Him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 'And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully about the wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will certainly care for you. Why do you have such little faith? 'So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your Heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."

Throughout my life, I have always tried extremely hard to let go of all my worries and give them to God. Being an excessive worrier makes this extremely difficult. Just recently I underwent a situation that I knew I needed to give all my worries to God and trust in Him. I had been struggling with a situation for a long amount of time and I did not want to make a decision. Deep down, I knew the direction that He was calling me in.

I resisted for quite some time. I did not want to resist, but I kept putting the situation off. I was scared of the consequences of the decision. I was worried that I wouldn't be okay and that I may be making the wrong choice, even though I knew that I can do all things through Him. One sermon at my church was about taking a step and letting go of your fear. The part of the sermon that resonated with me the most was that God is holding our hand, we are harnessed in, and we cannot fall. He is not going to let us fail, but we have to take that step towards Him. He cannot take it for us. This sermon at SALT at Mercer Creek Church impacted me tremendously.

The decision I made was definitely the biggest step I took in my walk with Jesus, and I couldn't be more amazed with the outcome. I, for the first time in my life let my faith be bigger than my fear. I felt in my heart that I was being called to take that step. Yes, it was extremely hard to do, but now that it is done my mind is blown by the incredible things that have happened. I feel that my relationship with Jesus has strengthened and the things He is doing in my life right now are absolutely amazing. I would have never expected my life to be like this.

Jeremiah 29:11 is one of my favorite verses, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'". God's plan is greater than any of us will ever know. When you let your faith be bigger than your fear, and stop trying to control what is happening around you incredible things happen. The situation I was in brought me closer to Christ, our Savior. I am so extremely blessed and I am so excited for whatever else God has in store for me.

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