This weekend my family and I celebrated the high school graduation of my nephew. The weather was picture perfect as we sat on a grassy hill overlooking the football field where 301 graduates embarked on the next journey in their lives. There were five different speakers, four of them students. One of the young girls that spoke made an impression with her speech about fear.
She spoke about how fear is a part of every life. Even when things are going well, we may begin to fear that something will go wrong. Although fear may seem to be a natural part of our earthly lives, she noted two ways to deal with fear through acronyms.
We can
Forget
Everything
And
Run
or we can
Face
Everything
And
Rise.
I know that God would want us all to face everything and rise, knowing that we have God’s power in us and around us and through us. Every book of the Bible contains a verse that says, “Do not be afraid.” Jesus told us “I have come that you might have life in abundance.” We can only have his abundance if we choose to face our fears and rise above them with God’s help.
So, don’t let fear stop you, let your fear rise you to new heights of faith!