To Have No Fear This Year
many of us have a set of fears that we are trying to suppress
we are being held hostage by them and our testimony can't progress
It's not a matter that concerns one's age, status or even one's race
It's about running around in a forest of fears stuck in the same scared place
fear of life, fear of death, the fear of just being
we must learn to challenge ourselves and let go of the imaginary feelings
we tend to project our fears and they manifest in many ways
like stress, violence, substance abuse or depression from day to day
like when a bully in the school playground is running about
he's just fearful of his own weaknesses being found out
fear of embarrassment, the utter fear of shame
unsure and insecure we need someone else to blame
that which we do destructively is in part generated by our fears
that which we do dysfunctionally is part of the reason why we are scared
In order to start down the road towards achieving your life's desires
It's time to let go of your fears for that is what God requires
fear is the beast that prowls around in our lives
and feeds on our perceived inadequacies
fear is the chains and shackles in our minds
that bind us in captivity
our most natural response to fear is to run and take flight
but you can't run from what's inside of you, It's time to stand and fight
God gave us power and grace, God gave us sound minds
He gave us gifts and talents and a blessed loved known as God's Kind
but we are always anticipating and waiting for the other shoe to drop
have no fear and with faith in God all this nonsense will stop
the only thing you have to fear is the idea of fear itself
for there is nothing to be fearful about If you stay focused on your spiritual health
fear can distort your direction, paralyze your progress and halt your plans
we need to face up to our fears and reduce them to grains of sand
If you know fear, you know no future, you can't move forward in life
let go of the imaginary strongholds and trust in the power of Jesus Christ
no longer tied up, no longer tied down, my fears are now on the run
overcoming my unfound fears with faith in God's only begotten Son
facing up to my fears with Father God at my back
stepping up to the plate giving my fears a good whack
It's all right If I make an error, It's okay If I make a mistake
for every time I challenge a fear, It will diminish in The Lord God's wake
now I no longer live with fear
a promise I made to myself this year
Copyright © Louise Nelson | Year Posted 2007
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