Fear Over Nothing

Hello friends,

    FEAR:
           An aversion to a person, place, activity, event, or object that causes emotional distress and often avoidance behavior whether the threat is real or imagined.

            When I was deciding on what to write about today, I began to think about my sister. She is deathly afraid of bee's! Not wasps, not hornets, not the usual ones that attack.....BEE's! I can remember her as a little girl playing in the yard, and I heard this scream! Not this- I'm mad, a little afraid, I'm hurt scream.....no, this ear piercing scream at the top of her lungs that only a young girl can manage to do. I dropped everything and began to run as fast as I could to find her and whatever horrible thing that had to have happened... I finally found her in the back yard running wide open screaming! I tried as I was running toward her to assess the situation....there was really nothing i could see. At that moment she saw me and made a "B" line to where I was. I ask her, "whats wrong!!!!!??" in the most panicking tone you have ever heard. You see,  Lori was a child who never cried. Y'all, she chased kittens through briar's and came out with bloody legs and never shed a tear! We actually thought something was wrong with her because she never cried. But this time, it was a terrified scream. She replied to me "a bee was after me!" A little confused I asked her where he had stung her and she replied..."he didn't. I just thought he might". To this day, that child is terrified of bee's. Not because they "will' sting her but because they "might" sting her.
This was a perfect example of what fear will do to us in life. It will stop of from enjoying the things God has given us to enjoy. It will stop us from having peace in our life. It causes us to build up walls in our heart that keep us from accomplishing those thing that matter. You see, sometimes we don't even have to be "stung" to become afraid....all we have to do it have a little ounce of fear that we "might" be and we change our path.
In relationships we can allow this fear to take over and make us lose sight of the good things we were once enjoying. It can cause us to begin running around, screaming for nothing. Now ladies, I'm not saying completely trust those men in your life, cause Lord knows they can push our buttons sometimes, but what I am saying is trust God.
Fear can also cause us to miss out on opportunities and future plans that God has for us. I think of the story of Moses when God called him to go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. Moses replied to God "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children out of Egypt?" (Exodus 3:11) Those fears of not being qualified enough or being to this or to that... yea, excuses. In Exodus 4:10 he also says "O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before or since You have spoken to Your servant: but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue".  All of what he can't do because of Fear!  What a powerful tool. It can be used for good or it can be used to stop you from your purpose.
My friends, don't allow fear to stop you from what God has planned for you. Like Lori, we have fear for no reason sometimes. The bee never stung her ...she was just allowing fear to take over. This plan may be a great husband, a great job, or it could be anything. Don't act like Lori with the bee and run. Stop. Face it. Trust God to protect you.Pray and ask God to show you why you are afraid of it and ask him to help you overcome it and live out your purpose with joy.

How has fear made you afraid for no reason? Please post comments below. Thank everyone and I am enjoying doing life with y'all. Keep coming back daily! :) Much love.