That Pesky Thing Called Fear

Okay. I officially call it.
Fear sucks. 
It is the most debilitating of all emotion-thought-feelings. 
It takes you from logical, faith-full human to .... (insert your worst head-state scenario here).

I was teaching the children class at my church a few Sundays ago and we were discussing the story of Creation and how amazing everything was before we sinned. 
The Lord helped us to understand that He did not create us with fear or shame  (we can talk about shame on another day). 
Case in point, when the Lord was bringing the animals for Adam to name - do you think He brought the lions and tigers and dinosaurs(!) in a cage or with a leash around their neck? (Genesis 2:19)
That would be a solid no. 
Even more, do you think the animals we consider ferocious today were tied to trees or walking freely around the garden? (Genesis 3:1)
Fear was non-existent! Adam and Eve had zero reason to fear because they knew God was right there.
They had no reason to fear anyone's intentions - because they had no concept of evil. 

Fear comes from knowing evil.
You are only afraid your children will be kidnapped, because you know children get kidnapped. 
You are only afraid you will lose your job because you know people get fired..
Catch my drift, here?

Well, guess what you guys, we are no longer in the Garden of Eden - physically at least. (Shocker!)
But spiritually, we have been returned to that state of oneness, relationship and trust with God. 
We don't have to fear - we have zero reason to fear - because we know that God is right there. 

Sadly, I don't think we can do anything about the knowing evil part. Our ancestors ingested that fruit (I hope it went down well, Adam! 🙄) 
Maybe we can - I don't know.  

My point though is that we can choose, today, not to live in fear!
Who's with me with God?!

          Many are the fears of a man, but the Lord invalidates them all.

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