When Faith And Fear Collide…..

Sometimes I think there is a fine line between faith and fear.
I know if we’re living in faith then we cannot technically live in fear, but some days, I feel like I fluctuate between the two!

What can start off as a day filled with faith, can soon be a day consumed with fear when the unexpected happens, life throws a curveball or a prayer remains unanswered.

I am currently waiting for an answer to a prayer.
I know God’s promises and I know this prayer will be answered, He has told me as much. But I also know it’s in His way and His timing….not mine.
For me, this is where faith and fear collide. Most days I have all the faith to carry on believing but on the hard days fear creeps in and strangles my faith till fear and doubt become my prominent.

I know all the verses about faith over fear, about being courageous, and of God’s goodness. I quote them, I write them and I memorize them. I love them all. Each one is a promise from God.

But some days I wonder if faith and fear co-exist.
I actually think they can, even if they shouldn’t!
I can have faith in God and His plan for my life, but I can still struggle with my human fears. I know that living in faith means living in truth, and living in fear often means living with lies. But some days both worlds exist.

I am working hard at living in faith, not allowing fear to be dominant in my life. Fear is not a place I want to camp, sure I may pass through it, but I don’t want to park myself there and make myself comfortable! Yes, it is real and it can feel tangible at its worst, but faith will always trump fear, and so I choose each day to live by faith.

On the easy days.
On the hard days.
And all the days in between.
I choose faith.

Faith in a God who loves me. Faith in a God who has a plan and a purpose for my life. For a God who can turn disappointments into triumphs and a God who is inherently good, He can be nothing else!

So as I walk this journey of faith over fear, I remind myself constantly that through Him, I am able. Through Him and with Him, all things are possible. Even the impossible needs to bow at the feet of Jesus. Fear may be real, or in some cases, it may just be a figment of my imagination or a lack of faith.

Whether real or imagined, I choose faith over fear…..every day and in every situation!