Faith Over Fear

As my wife and I sat waiting for a follow up appointment with a surgeon this week, the minutes seemed like hours.  A procedure in the future related to her healing of her breast cancer was on the line, and as we watched for the door to open, a small amount of doubt and fear began to arise.  Was she a candidate, or will they move forward? Until the surgeon actually said yes, we could not help but be tempted into doubting, then it happened. I simply said that God did not arrange the meeting and bring her this far just to allow her to face disappointment. In that moment, we realized that Satan was trying to plant seeds of doubt, but he failed. As the appointment went on, the remarkable details of what we can look forward to emerged. All fear was swept away.

We felt faith overcome fear. We relied on God to fulfill His promise to be with us always, and we were not disappointed. He allowed us to escape being a slave to doubt. His healing power is much more than anything that the body can face on its’ own. We firmly believe that when we fully and completely rely on His grace, that He rewards His children. We prayed, not for the wants of a human, but for His touch on my wife’s situation. There will be a fairly long lead time for the next part of her journey, yet we know that He alone will shorten that timeline. Psalm 16:1 NVC says, protect me God, because I trust in You. Psalm 86:2 NCV : Protect me, because I worship You. My God, save me, your servant who trusts in You.

We are not alone with challenges like this. There are friends who are right now in the midst of health and welfare crisis. It is in times like these that our human frailty will allow us to take our eyes off God, and cry out, why me. Regardless of status or standing, we will all face the realities of fear. Our spouse may fall into a medical issue, our parents will age and be called home before us, and some will experience the shear devastation of losing a child. These are all things that we cannot control, but what we can do is allow our faith in God the Father to carry us through these things. We have to believe that there is life, after our life here. We will suffer through things, but fear does not have to hold us hostage. If you are locked into a mindset of fear of tomorrow and what the unknown will bring, then I encourage you to read the book of Psalms. Look in the mirror and tell yourself that you believe in faith over fear. Keep doing that and watch how God shows you just how right you are.

Mike Shindruk

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