“Through the fire I’ll persevere
I won’t submit to any fear
Where I’ll go, you’ve been before
All my trust is in you, lord“
I’m so scared.
I’m scared to leave everything that is comfortable behind to walk into the unknown. I’m scared to enter into a team of people that I barely know. I’m scared that I won’t be able to raise the large amount of money I need to fundraise for the trip. I’m scared that I don’t have what it takes to live completely minimally and selflessly. I’m scared I’ll be homesick. I’m scared of the potential dangers I could face. I’m scared I’ll let people down. I’m scared I’ll see all of this pain and suffering in the world and be unable to make a difference.
I’m scared I’m not strong enough.
But this isn’t about me. This is about the boy who’s lived in an orphanage his whole life and doesn’t know he is loved; this is about the woman who has been a slave to prostitution since she was a little girl and sees no value or worth in herself; this is about the refugee who has known so much pain and suffering and is in need of hope; this is about Jesus and all that He stands for.
So I will trust in God’s promises: that He will sustain me (Psalm 55:22), that He will comfort me (Psalm 23:4), that He will provide for me (Philippians 4:19), that He will protect me (Isaiah 41:13, 2 Timothy 4:17-18), that He will give me peace in times of worry and distress (Philippians 4:6-7), and that He can do the impossible (Luke 18:27).
Most of all, I will hold fast to His assurance that I don’t need to be strong enough; He is strong enough for me. It is through Him that I can step out in faith and overcome my fears. I will trust in Him and pursue all He has for me.
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9
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