Fear of Flying

You have been pondering over this...hard. It's a huge step and a drastic change.  You're a faithful Christian, so you've prayed over it and genuinely sense that God is leaning you towards making this move.  So what's stopping you...fear? Don't let fear stop you.  Let go, branch out, and trust God.  God has given you spiritual wings and his desire is for you to spread them like wildfire. You can't afford to be afraid of flying.  Imagine if the angels kept their magnificent plumage tucked away in fear.  They would miss getting to behold the wonders of heaven that God has created and, worse than that, they couldn't carry out the assignments that God has for them to do.  That would mean that others would be negatively impacted by their decision to negate their God given ability to fly.  God has given you abilities, strengths, and talents, but he didn't give them to you for you to use at your disposal. He gave you these gifts so that you could do your part in serving his divine purposes.  Someone somewhere has a prayer hanging in the balance.  The answer to it is hinging upon your acceptance that God really is calling you to get the job done. 

In the Bible, we are told about Moses.  Moses had a fear of flying.  God called upon Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.  Moses was convinced that God couldn't possibly be right in picking him and he tried to explain to God why he should pick someone else.  Now that's comical.  The Bible says God knows us before we are ever formed and fashioned in the womb.  He knows how many hairs we have on our head.  He knows our thoughts before we ever formulate them.  Basically, he knows us better than we know ourselves.  So how could Moses ever tell God something that he didn't already know about him.  He couldn't.  God knew just what he was doing when he picked Moses. There was something in Moses that God saw, that Moses didn't see.  God doesn't make mistakes.  Moses was able to lead the people to the promised land.

The same is true of you.  If God has chosen you to do something, he knows what he is doing.  It's not a mistake.  Stop arguing with him and step up to the task.  You will do fine.  God may not have given you wings like the angels, but he certainly did build you for flying.  

Scripture:
Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not...

Prayer:
Lord, help us to operate in unyielding faith knowing that you will prepare and empower us for any assignment you give us.  Amen.

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