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Faith without Fear





This thought has been on my heart all week, faith without fear. How many times have you stepped out on faith and noticed the trembling inside as you shook with fear? Isn’t it a scary thing to obey the Lord and take that step of faith? Not knowing where God is sending you, how He is going to provide for you, if you are going to get that job offer, if He is going to heal you, if your loved one is going to accept Christ, what to do next… Couldn’t you just tremble with fear NOT knowing??

                Hebrews 11:23 “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.”

I was reading Hebrews this week and when I read this verse, a light seemed to come on. I had never thought about faith that way, faith without the fear. As you know, this blog is all about my journey in faith but I would be deceiving you if I didn’t tell you how afraid I have been these past months while I am doing my best to walk by faith. What an encouragement to realize that I can walk by faith without the fear!

This month was our hardest so far since I left public work, things were hard on many different levels. It was the black mold growing in the boys’ closet, the window busted out of Addison’s room, and other subtle attacks from the great deceiver. I found myself oddly at peace, even when I had no clue how we were going to skim by. It wasn’t until the end of the month that the fear started creeping in and I was faced with an internal struggle. But, guess what?? He came through... Again! There are still some issues unresolved and some inner battles I am to fight, but the Lord is teaching me that I can fight the good fight of faith without fear.
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  1. Tonia MichelleAugust 2, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    I love reading your blogs. You are such an inspiration. Love you lots.

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  2. Dana RongioneAugust 2, 2012 at 10:23 PM

    Excellent post, Dawn. Why is it that the fear is so much easier to come by than the faith? Fear is a reaction, whereas faith is a response. Fear comes without thought, but faith has to be called to duty. And just when it seems like we've finally gotten the hang of living by faith, Satan throws another obstacle in our paths, and before we realize it, fear has replaced faith. This is a battle I fight daily, but I'm thankful for a God who is patient with me and helping me through my learning process.

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