Afraid

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When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

I am afraid a lot. If I have a full schedule for the day, I am afraid I will not make it to everything in time. If I have a nine-hour day at work ahead of me, I am afraid I will get sick or somehow not be able to make it until the end of my shift. If someone suddenly shows up at my door, I am afraid it is bad news, or someone who is trying to scam me, or someone who means me harm, or someone who wants me to do something for them that I cannot or do not want to do. If my daughter is late in coming home, I am afraid she has had an accident or a mishap. If I don’t hear from my adult children for weeks, I am afraid something bad has happened in their life or that somehow, I have made them angry or hurt them. If a friend doesn’t text me back, I am afraid I approached them at an inappropriate time. If I am called to the office, I am afraid I have done something wrong.

But with God, I don’t have to be afraid. I can talk to Him and tell Him I am afraid and ask Him for His peace.

Then, sometimes, a praise song pops in my head or a Bible passage. I say it out loud, wherever I am. 

I focus on Jesus and the fear subsides.

Whenever I feel afraid

I hold my head erect

And whistle a happy tune

So no one will suspect

I’m afraid

(Whistle a Happy Tune, Rogers & Hammerstein)