FEAR

On this particular morning I was rushed as I was taking my hot car to the car repair to leave and have a new air conditioner compressor put in.  I expect by the end of the day I will much poorer but much colder when I am in my car.  And cool is a wonderful thought!

My phone rang and of course I looked to see if it could be an early morning political call.  Unfortunately for me, it wasn't but it was my sister.  I can't leave a ringing phone when I know the person on the other end of the line. 

My sister was calling to ask if I had heard of a young wife and mother from Cumming who had been battling cancer.  After hearing the story, my heart hurt so badly.   Seems the young woman, Hannah, had gone to North Georgia College and has some mutual friends with my girl.  She had two bouts of cancer and now, for some reason I didn't understand, the tissues in her extremities have died.  The husband had been updating on facebook and the young woman is having surgery this afternoon to remove both hands and both feet.  She's in her mid thirties.  A wife. A mother. A daughter.  If you are reading this, take a minute and say a prayer for Hannah and her family.

I've had that on my mind ever since the call.  It made me realize that life can hand us some really BAD stuff and it can come very unexpected.  It made me realize that I REALLY don't have a bad problem.  Yet.  But that I could.  Eventually.  And I thought that if or when I did, I hope I will be able to trust in the God that is bigger than life itself.    I will not fear and expect problems but I will trust the Lord in each and every minute of my life.

I find it interesting that I just now saw a very large lizard zip across my office floor.  My heart got all cramped. I immediately raised my feet even though it was many feet away from me.  Thankfully. several feet away.   I don't do reptiles.  Ever.  At all.  Not even pictures of reptiles.  So now I know that this very large lizard is under a certain cabinet.   I will probably have to sit with my feet up all day long.  At least I can take my own Pollyanna approach advice and be glad it didn't go into my tote bag.  Oohhhh.  That would not be good. 

I thought of all the times in the Bible that God said to "be of good courage" and "do not fear".  So many times.  He surely means it.  I want that kind of courage and bravery in all things.  So I will strive for it and remind myself that God is always there and I can count on Him.   You can, too.

Maybe he even takes care of reptiles.

"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."  Deuteronomy 31:6