Fearless

Yesterday this came in the mail.

This little necklace was handmade by a company called Our Spare Change.

Our spare change is about peoples stories. There isn't anything else in this world that I love more than people and their stories. Everyone is so unique and shaped by their own experiences. I think that is what is so beautiful about being human.

Stories are sometimes messy though. As I navigate life, meet people, and learn more about my own sinful nature it doesn't always make for good chapters. Some chapters are hard. Maybe they aren't messy they are just hard.

But, all chapters laced in the gospel are beautifully woven into a story we can't imagine.

I want my chapters to be drenched in the gospel. But that my friends is looking harder than I thought.

Fearless.

For those who might not know, I recently found myself in a season of anxiety.



Anxiety hasn't been fun for me. I don't think it is fun for anyone.

Through working through my own fears and emotions I've realized that fear has actually hidden itself as a motivator for some of the stuff I do.

I have also realized that in every change I have faced, every new season, every challenge I have come to In my personal story the Lord has spoken "Do not fear" over my life.

Every season.

I am prone to fear.

"For God gave us a spirit NOT of fear but of power, love, and self-control" - 2 Timothy 1:7

Why am I prone to fear?

I am prone to fear because I forget that I can't do everything on my own. I forget that the Lord is bigger than anything I can imagine and all I have to do is call on him for help. I forget that I have wonderful friends who are willing to step into my life and take care of things for me.

I forget that my parents are always there for advice and to help. I forget that I have access to the word of God to find strength.

This verse always pops up in my life because I lean on my own strength way to much.

F E A R L E S S

Im claiming this word for myself as an attribute I want to have.

I don't want to be fearless because I have it all together and have a perfect life though. I want to be fearless because I can 100% trust the Lord and be content with where ever he leads me. 

I am not quite there yet. I might never get there, but I know that right now I can start here.

"What lies ahead my be unknown

As I brave the unseen road

God go with me

Every hidden sacrifice

Through the watches of the night

God go with me"

- Fearless by Mia Fieldes