Fear. ?An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
Everybody has fears; fear of heights, fear of spiders, fear of snakes.. whatever it is, that thing causes something to stir up inside of you to make you believe that it will be a threat in some way. For me personally, I’m afraid of heights, spiders, and snakes. But I’m also really afraid of the unknown.
Why am I afraid of the unknown? I hate not knowing what’s coming. I like to be aware of what’s going on and I like to be in control of it. When I first got accepted to the World Race, I was so excited, I couldn’t stop thinking about how September couldn’t come soon enough. But lately, thinking about the World Race has got me constantly thinking about the unknown. I’ve found myself thinking, “What the heck have I gotten myself into?”. But then I was reminded of the call of Abram.
Genesis 12:1 says, “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you’.” Then in verse 4 it says that Abram went as the Lord had told him. Talk about crazy faith! Abram went without hesitation, without questioning God, and without even knowing what he would come up against while he traveled. If I were in Abram’s position, I would’ve totally been hesitant because fear of the unknown. I mean, Abram lived in this place his whole life.. he had roots there, his comfort zone was there, it’s all he had known up to that point. Then I look at myself.. yes, I’ve moved around a lot, but nothing was way out of my comfort zone, nothing quite like what the World Race is going to be.
But that’s exactly what God is calling me to; to walk into the unknown with Him guiding me. I mean, we all say we trust God, but do we really? Am I really trusting God?! He has confirmed for me that this is something that He has prepared for me, and I’m sitting here sort of freaking out about things that are so minuscule in God’s eyes. 2 Corinthians 5:7 says, “For we live by faith, not by sight”. It doesn’t matter if I know what’s ahead of me or not. The unknown shouldn’t be a fear that I have because God is completely at the center of this whole journey.. and I can rest in that.
