Fear Not: Name The Fear
Naming your fear out loud is one of the most spiritually powerful things you can do in a day.
And almost nobody does it.
Most of us walk around with a vague, unspoken cloud of anxiety. We can feel it. We just do not name it. And because we do not name it, we cannot deal with it. The fear stays inside, unspecific, running underneath everything, colouring every decision, but never brought out into the light where God can meet it.
Today is a practical. Here is the exercise.
Take five minutes today. Somewhere quiet. Pen and paper if you can, or the notes app. Write "I am afraid" at the top of the page. Then finish the sentence. And do it again. And again. And again. Until you cannot think of anything else.
Not the big philosophical fears. The specific ones.
I am afraid this diagnosis will get worse. I am afraid my child is drifting away from God. I am afraid I will never get married. I am afraid I will get married and it will be a mistake. I am afraid I am not doing enough. I am afraid I am doing too much and burning out. I am afraid the money will run out. I am afraid my parents will die soon. I am afraid I will die soon. I am afraid I do not know what I am doing. I am afraid nobody notices when I do.
Whatever your specific ones are.
Once you have them on paper, look at the list. Some of them will surprise you. You did not know you were carrying that one. Some of them will make you feel silly. Do not scratch those out. If you wrote it, it is real to you.
Now do one more thing. Next to each one, write these four words. "God is with me."
That is it. That is the whole practice.
Read what David wrote in the middle of the Psalm we will read on Sunday.
"Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me." - Psalm 23:4
Notice the structure. David does not say "the valley is not dark." He says the valley is dark. He does not say "there is nothing to fear." He says the fear is real. The single thing that changes is the presence of God.
You are with me. That is the whole answer to every fear on your list.
Not because the fear was wrong. Not because the situation isn't scary. Because you do not walk it alone.
The practice today is small on purpose. Naming the fear, and saying he is with you. Do it once. See what shifts.
YOUR ONE THING FOR TODAY
Do the practice today. Five minutes. Name the fears specifically. Then next to each one write "God is with me." That's it.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, help me name what I have been carrying vaguely. Meet me in each specific fear. Remind me, again, that you are with me. Amen.
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OVER TO YOU
What was the most surprising fear on your list today? One line. Every reply held with care.
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God bless you, my friend.
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