"Where there is anger, there is always fear." --from Call the Midwives
As I think about the truth of this statement, I examine the things that have brought me the most anger. The reasons vary but include: fearing someone will never love and accept me, fearing someone will divide my family, and fearing someone I love will abandon me.
As I am learning the perfect love God has for me and His gracious acceptance of me just as I am, I find the strength to stare these fears in the face knowing that even if they come true, I already have the love and acceptance I NEED. Everything else is a nice to have, an added bonus. We were created with a hole that only Jesus can fill. If He isn't enough to us, nothing else ever will be either.
No matter the reason we're angry and fearful, there is a truth about our Creator that can dispel it.
He stands ready to forgive us for anything when we ask. He loves us with a love unlike any other. He will never leave or forsake us. He never fails and He always keeps His word. Nothing is out of His reach. He can use those terrible circumstances to serve glorious purposes in our lives and in the lives of others. He looks for those who seek Him. He provides a refuge for them. We have an amazing God.
Are you angry? Examine it to see what fear may be hiding beneath. Ask God to reveal it. Ask Him to give you the truths needed to dispel it. Start seeking more of Him and you'll find more healing. He came so that you can be freed from these things that bind you. He wants you to live an abundant life now, regardless of your circumstances. Do you believe Him?
Are you angry? Examine it to see what fear may be hiding beneath. Ask God to reveal it. Ask Him to give you the truths needed to dispel it. Start seeking more of Him and you'll find more healing. He came so that you can be freed from these things that bind you. He wants you to live an abundant life now, regardless of your circumstances. Do you believe Him?
