Releasing the Fear

Hey Sunnies,

So this week has been a lot. I had some much needed realizations but some of them came with a lot of my own resistance. I realized I was living my life in fear. Fear of what other people would think about me, about consequences of the truth, fear of what would happen if things didn’t work about the way I believed they should. I was just making every decision as a result of fear. I mean from the moment I woke up how I operated was the result of fear.

I read the Bible verse, “God doesn’t give you the spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline.” Every Black person has heard the first part of this verse time and time again. You tell the right auntie you’re scared of something and she certainly will reply with the, “God doesn’t give you the spirit of fear.” But, the end of the verse wasn’t said as often. I’ve been reflecting on this verse because why would God tell us power, love and self-discipline as the opposite of fear.

I thought about the reasons I was afraid or ever had fear. I came to the conclusion that fear is just the lack of power, the nervousness about being unloved and the concept of being out of control. This realization led me to the thought that I really live in fear. Well, here is to no longer living in fear. I release operating in fear. I release feeling powerless. I release the nervousness and anxiety about one day somehow being unloved. I released the concept of being out of control. I then receive the power, love and self-discipline God carefully stretched me with. It is our birthright.

I pray you all take some time to think about fear and how it is operating in your life. I love yall so deep!

forever blooming,

Mikaela Amira