Hello Reader,
Lately, I’ve been enjoying conversations with friends about fear…and realizing how many misunderstandings I still carry around it.
As much as I think I want to live completely free from fear, that idea feels more like a fantasy than a reality.
Maybe there’s a better question than:
"How can I live without fear?"
For me, that better question is:
"What do I do when I face fear? Or when I feel it rising up in me?"
Because fear will show up. That’s what it does.
When fear surfaces, does it shut me down and send me spiraling into scarcity, anxiety, or avoidance?
Or…
Can I recognize the presence of fear—and still choose to trust?
Still choose to believe? Still choose to act? To move forward in faith?
Fear always tries to have the final word.
Fear tries to silence faith.
But it can’t.
Who Gets the Final Word: Faith or Fear?
Ever notice how the most common greeting (in the Bible) from angels wasn’t “Everything’s fine,” but “Do not be afraid”? Their message wasn’t “FEAR NEVER.”
It was “FEAR NOT”—or maybe even,
“Fear not… now.”
That landed differently for me today.
This morning, I found myself rolling around this contrast in my mind:
Is it fearless living or simply fear-less living?
I don’t think we’re called to reject our humanity—fear included.
But we are invited to respond to fear differently.
To not give it the final say.
To not let it completely derail us.
To not let it drown out the still, small voice of faith.
Because faith still speaks.
So does hope.
So does love.
And often, they don’t shout.
They whisper.
“Here’s the way… walk in it.”
Or better yet…
“Let’s go together.”
🙏 Reflection Question
Where in your life is fear trying to silence your faith—and what gentle whisper might be trying to speak instead?
Hit reply and let me know.
Kevin
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