I would say overall I am a pretty happy person. I am happy with my life, my circumstances, and my surroundings – to include relationships that surround me. But…I have always had an irrational fear of tragedy. I think it may be from movies or TV shows – when someone’s life is going too well, there has to be some devastating event that settles the score. When my life is going exceptionally well, I have this horrible anxiety hidden in me that there is something awful that will happen. Something inside me tells me that in order to deserve happiness, I must conquer something. Jesus Calling Devotional by Sarah Young says:
If I find myself focusing on the problems that the world may surround me with, or even the POSSIBLE problems, I am putting my faith in the fact that the world is bad, waiting for the world to prove me right. I might say something like “this could happen” or “that could happen.” Let me tell you something – THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS IS INCREDIBLE. Matthew 7:7 says Keep asking and you will receive what you ask for. I fully believe that if you keep speaking something, you will receive what you speak. So I have to ask and remind myself – Why would I speak any negativity or tragedy into my life?
God didn’t create us to live in fear of our lives. God has blessed me with an incredible life. Yes, I may experience some downs but the ups are what make it all worth it. We don’t need to be afraid to be happy. We may or may not feel like we DESERVE to be happy but in reality we don’t. We are all sinners. One sin is as bad as another. But the Good News is that:
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