Fear Fades
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1)
My darling, I am in places of fear. I go there to chase it away, trample it with my foot. Heading into new territory with Me is a beginning to trust Me more deeply. It is a forgetfulness of self, a reliance on Me, a looking to Me for strength.
Fear can’t stay when your eyes are on Me, when you seek Me. It must flee because you are willing to go where I go.
A softening occurs when a heart formerly full of fear relaxes and looks to Me. Focus on Me wipes it away. The situation causing the fear may still exist, but there is hope now. There is truth now. There is clarity. You can only see clearly when you look to Me—for strength, for understanding, for wisdom, for courage. The mindset of fear focuses on the self.
Let Me help you turn your heart to Me.
Going out into unfamiliar territory—being stretched, walking in faith, does not mean you are alone. Fear should be most distant then. I am with you. I go with you, there in the places I call you to. I said it before: keep your eyes on Me, child.
My eyes are on you.
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