A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about what happens when fear gets its hook into you. It went over well and I am still getting emails and even phone calls about that post. There are a lot of frightened people in this world. It makes sense because these are frightening times.

Today as I was schedule some blog tour stops and book reviews for the week here at Mom Unplugged, I was reminded about a scripture that suddenly brought me peace in the midst of the fears I face.

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8: 38-39

When I read a scripture like that it makes me feel guilty that I fear anything. When you think about, according to this scripture there is not a thing in this world that can keep us from God. If we choose to obey and follow Him, He will not leave us. He promised to never leave us or forsake us. Yet, in our flesh we are weak and we dwell on the very things that this scripture says will not separate us from the love of God.

The truth about fear is that it stems from our own insecurities, uncertainties, worries, and concerns. Fear stems from our own selfish desires and ignorance. OUCH!

That even hurt me to write. You see my own selfish desires have made me afraid to die. I have had some symptoms for the past few years that in my opinion have not been properly diagnosed. But now I am working with some doctors both in the natural health and traditional medicine field to narrow some things down so that I finally know what the issue is. It has been scary and many nights I cry because I fear dying young. I am crying as I write this post but it must be shared because someone will need to read the words I write and know that they are not alone and that there is a way to conquer this demon called FEAR!

While I think my issues narrow down to controllable conditions like menopause, diabetes or thyroid issues coupled with the great stress I have been under, it is still scary when you don’t know exactly what it is and your body starts to hurt, you get dizzy, nauseated, and tired. It is even worse when you have no insurance and getting these days at an inexpensive rate is so darn hard. So I have to wait for money to build up in my account to to take more tests.

So sad that in a place we claim is the land of the free that greed has taken over the health field and people are more concerned it money than good health. I should not be suffering like this.

That only escalates the fear.

And yet I know that I need not fear because nothing can separate me from the love of God. No matter what I am protected, my kids will be fine and life will go on with or without me. What I have to focus on is going forth with the call on my life and make sure that i am sticking with His plan.

This is why I do what I do, why I am who I am, and why I live like there is not tomorrow. I have not other choice because no one’s tomorrow is promised.

My health is getting better days by day the more I lose weight, exercise and focus on good eating. Does that mean it will prolong my life…WHO KNOWS! I do know that I ask God everyday to honor my attempts at healthy living and guide me to do what I need to do to live as long as He has set for me to live.

Writing this post is acting on courage for me. God told me to write it and I kept saying now because I was just plain scared to share my insecurities on being here tomorrow. But if I am to obey then I must and so I did.

You know I don’t think I will die tomorrow but I wanted to get this out in the open because a part of my getting through this fear is knowing that there are people praying for me, holding me accountable to my health goals, and helping me to stand strong through it all.

For I know that there is nothing in this world that will ever separate me from God’s love.

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