Fear

A lot of people see me as someone who really isn't afraid of much, some one who (for the most part) is care free; and I would really like to be able to think that about myself as well. But one thing that I have come to realize about myself this last week is that I can be really afraid of things... no really... if I actually let myself think about some things I could go crazy! I won't tell you what all they are because it would either get you thinking about it and then we would both be going crazy or you would tell me to get to the nearest padded room as quick as possible :)
But I am afraid, and I am afraid of being afraid, and I am afraid of not being afraid because I am afraid that I should be afraid of these things, after all isn't that what all good Christians should be? afraid?
But God did not give us a spirit of fear and we were not created to be afraid! What good does it do us to fear? it makes us take notice of what is going on around us and it causes us to take precautions we wouldn't normally take. But it can cause us to try and take control over situations and things that we were never meant to have control of (if anything we just make the problems worse) and it makes us so afraid that we can't even live our own life because of all the what-ifs in it. We are what-ifing ourselves to death!
now as I said before: fear can be a good thing, we need to see both sides of the coin and to take care of ourselves. God does watch out for us but Christianity was never meant for people to become lazy.
Anyways. I'm rambling and using very bad sentence structures...I really need to work on that.
Look at and acknowledge what is going on in your life, whether good or bad. Ask for strength, understanding, and courage for what is bad, and praise God for what is good in your life.

"To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy- to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."
~Jude vs. 24-25