As I prepare for this journey, I get more and more excited! Excited to meet my squad members and excited to see how God works through us in those 11 months. But with that excitement also comes worry and with that worry.. fear.
Fear of the unknown, fear of being forgotten, fear of missing out at home.
Max Lucado says it best when he states that "fear corrodes our confidence in Gods goodness, we begin to wonder if love lives in heaven. If God can sleep in our storms, if his eyes stay shut when our eyes grow wide, if he permits storms after we get on his boat, does he care? Fear unleashes a swarm of doubts, anger stirring doubts."
Yes it is normal to have some fears in leaving, but I should also trust that God has got me through this whole thing, He is not going to give me more than I can handle and just sit back and watch.
Fear tells us that we have to take matters into our own hands. Faith tells us to trust, even when the storm is at its worst.
Fear of the unknown.. God pushes us to be out of our comfort zones, it is what pushes us to trust fully in Him.
Fear of being forgotten… Yes I am leaving for a year, but i'm not falling off the face of the earth.
Fear of missing out… There are things that I am going to miss.. life doesn't have a hold button! But when I think about what this year could bring.. That fear seems to disappear.
So when fear takes over.. Pray first and simply let God be enough.
So here is to not letting fear get the best of me, and trusting in God fully!
Hanna
