“When light breaks through darkness we can see more clearly that we have nothing to fear.”

A thought by Ed Young, from his book, The Fear Virus: Vaccinating Yourself Against Life's Greatest Phobias (p.13). Creality Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

That is so true.

Ed says, “That reminds me of Psalm 27:1: ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?’ When you know The Man, you don’t have to fear the little man.” The little man was who Ed feared when he was young till finally his mom turned on all the lights and showed him there was no little man. It seems that the light showed that it was the vacuum cleaner that he thought was the little man.

He goes on, “When the fear virus takes root in our hearts, it distorts our perceptions and leaves us feeling out of control. We fear the feelings of helplessness caused by fear, so we try to run away. We can’t run away from our heart condition, the deep-rooted fear in our hearts, and pretend we are healthy; we have to do the painful work of submitting ourselves to God so that He can heal us.”

He then says, “No one has control in this life; we like to pretend we do but we don’t. God holds our lives in His hands. When we feel helpless and feel like we have no control, when we feel that the little man is near, we can remember that we have nothing to fear because God is in control and we are not helpless because He is on our side and is fighting for us. When the fear of helplessness grips you and renders you terrified, you have to shine light on the darkness. You have to bring God in and allow Him to show you that you have nothing to fear. As I have penned these words and as you read them, it is my prayer that God will shine a bright light on all of our fears and reveal to us that we don’t have to just live with the fear virus. Together we will discover that there is a vaccine, His name is Jesus. Let’s learn how we can choose to inoculate ourselves daily with His truth, hope and love.”

So, what are some of your fears? Would you ask God to shine His light on those fear? Would you?

Yes, yes!

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