"You never know..." – letting go of fear

My little girl at two years old was sitting quietly on the bed in the pediatricians room – waiting for the doctor. While examining the unknown room, she spotted the doctors instruments hanging on the wall. Timidly she asked, "What's that?"  After I explained what they were, she asked, "Is he gonna use'um on me?" To ease her mind I said, "Probably not." With wide eyes staring at the mysterious objects she slowly said,"You never know..."
While I laughed at her reaction, I could just imagine what was going though her mind.  Letting go of my fears of the unknown is definitely not easy. My mind naturally thinks about the "What if..." and the "You never know..." scenarios. It can be a vicious trap. If I think about my mothers Alzheimer disease and her mother's before her, I then think about the real possibility of my future with the disease and then my kids. Then I think, "I should do a brain game on my IPhone!" While a brain game is a good idea, the fear behind it needs to be surrendered to The Lord or I could start getting paranoid. Easier said than done, right? I have to ask myself if I trust God with my fear. In doing so, I realize my faith is incredibly weak. The more I'm humbled by my weakness the more I'm able to trust in The Lord's plan. 2 Corinthians 12:9 says,“...My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” All I need is the faith that God's grace is enough. His power will give me strength and help me through my deepest fears. He uses our weakness to complete us for His greatness. He is able and can be trusted!
I encourage you to ask yourself:
What are your fears?
Do you trust God with your fears?
Do you believe God's grace is enough for you to handle the unknown?

"You never know..." what God might be doing. Even though those doctors instruments looked scary to my daughter, she had no clue that they were there to help her.


"Lord I trust you with my fear of... I let it go to you. Your grace is enough for me."

©  Carol Outhous Jones 2014

I'm Blogging!

Hi everyone, I'm Blogging! Over the last couple of years I have been encouraged by others to start a blog. I have written devotionals for our women's church blog but not my own. So, I have spent time in prayer and research before venturing in. There are all kinds of good blogs out there. Some are about personal adventures, daily lives, spiritual convictions, and opinions. I certainly don't rely on my own opinion so, this blog will be based on The Word of God - the Bible. "All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16). While I will be sharing my own experiences, I will rest on the truths of scripture. My prayer is that this brings God glory. On my mirror in my bedroom I have two verses of scripture posted to remind me everyday life is not about me.

"Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5

 "...we always pray for you that our God will consider you worthy of His calling, and will, by His power, fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified by you, and you by Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ."

 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

When I wrote the verses, I made them in first person. For example: " Make my attitude..." I encourage you to pray before reading my blogs for the Holy Spirit to speak to you. The main theme of this blog is about letting go of your own control and trusting God's will is the best. This is a daily struggle of mine. In the last four years or so, God has been refining my heart in this area. My prayer is that you will be encouraged by what God has taught me in the process of letting go. My goal is to blog once a week for now. I hope to remain faithful to this new adventure in blogging.

God Bless,

Carol Jones