Fear Could Be Your Legacy

Fear is a crazy dimension.

It takes the happiness out of joy and cripples the very essence of hope. It destroys, tears, and maims those who have the greatest potential. 

And yet fear is a choice. 

I am naturally a fearful person. I remember years ago, crying because I was afraid.

I remember three years ago, pacing my room, terrified.

I remember three years ago, letting fear capture my peace.

I remember last year, walking through fear, heart racing.

    

Walking through those fears has made me who I am.

And now the generation of this moment, this second, well...they have a choice.

We watch the news, willfully placing ourselves within fear's grasp. The terrorists are taking over our hearts and minds because we let them. Isn't that what they are trying to do? Make us afraid? Aren't they doing a pretty good job?

I would be afraid too.  

One of my mentors always encourages me. 

She lived in Bulgaria years ago - she was part of the generation that lived in a constant state of fear. Of dictatorship. And she tells me that those were the times when the church was on fire.

It's not about the upcoming elections, or the terrorists, or even America itself.

It is about not giving into fear, because fear can kill us faster than what we fear.  

Fear brings people together. Fear initiates commitment. Fear is a decision.

Decide today if you are going to let fear rule your heart. 

Remember, 
if you know Jesus, "to live is Christ, to die is gain."

Death holds no obstacle. 
Pain is temporary.

But our legacy extends forever.

Hold onto hope, my friends.