Today's Food for Thought (September 25, 2017)

What you are afraid to do is a clear indication of the next thing you need to do. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes you are not willing to look because you cannot handle what you see. Open your eyes. It is by fearlessly looking at what scares you that you can embrace the landscape of your life and open yourself completely to all the love and compassion that abound. It is by recognizing sorrow and pain that you will understand and appreciate joy and pleasure. Darkness and all, you can still see if you'll only look. It is only fear and inhibition that blind. Let not fear become bigger than God. For a bigger God leaves no room for a heart to fear. To have the most joyful and fulfilling life requires stepping out into the unknown. Step out with Him and He will get it right for you.

Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped. With God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. "Don't be afraid for I am with you." says the Lord.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 91 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 98 days remaining before 2017 ends.