It was once said that home is where the heart can laugh without shyness and where the heart's tears can dry at their own pace. I hope this space will be a place you find yourself at home. I hope you will find safety, comfort and joy on these pages. You are seen and you are loved dear friend. Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

No Fear

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18

"...has not..." those two words hung in the air like a thick fog. A fog that surrounds you and you know that there is something so beautiful, like a vast ocean on the other side, yet you can't see it and can hardly imagine a time when you will be able to.

When I consider those closest to me, the ones I have taken a risk with, at some point fear has taken over. Fear that keeps me from giving through the pain, fear that keeps a smile on my face when my heart is breaking, fear that causes me to withdraw and remain silent, fear that tells my heart "true love doesn't exist", fear that tells my heart "you are not needed, not sought after", fear that says, "when they find out who you really are, they will leave".

I want to be able to say all the right things right now... I know what they are. But the truth is my heart is not convinced. I long for it to be so and will take all the broken pieces of my heart, all the doubts and confusion to the foot of the cross, to my Savior, the one who can heal, the one who can make me whole.

Fear will remain until it is replaced by faith, faith in the one who is Love. My heart's desire to fully understand how great His love is for me, to see myself as I am in Him, whole, pure, beloved,
sought after, worth Him giving up His life for me...infinitely valuable.

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine." Isaiah 43:1
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