i am scared

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—

in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

- Psalm 56:3-4

There are a lot of scary things out there.

The small group that I co-lead is doing a study on grief, and the topic last week was fear.

The dictionary defines fear as a noun and a verb, the noun is “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.”

The verb is “be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.”

Fear is very real, rather it is a noun or a verb in your life.

Fears can manifest over time or they can come suddenly.

One more song reference this week, because we all need this one:

Fear, you don't own me
There ain't no room in this story
And I ain't got time for you
Telling me what I'm not
Like you know me well guess what?
I know who I am
I know I'm strong
And I am free
Got my own identity
So fear, you will never be welcome here

Just a snippet of the song today – but I encourage you to google it and hear the song in its entirety – it is “The BreakUp Song” by Francesca Battistelli.

Don’t let fear own you. (I need to listen to my own words here!)

Trust in God.

Have a blessed day.