THIS TOO SHALL PASS

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  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

   

  All my life, I was a person that lived in fear and anxiety over things that I allowed the enemy to defeat me. I was exhausted with the fear to the point it took me into a very dark time in my life. It was a time that I honestly felt there was no hope. My world was dim and gray, I saw no color. Literally my vision was so negatively construed from my mental state, I asked myself what was the point of living? I finally went to my Doctor and he gave me some antidepressants. Going into week two, I felt it was not getting any better however; God showed me something different. The enemy had played so much havoc on my mind I did not have the strength to see any good. I was mentally, physically and emotionally spent. One day at work, the darkness and fear became so consuming, all I knew to do was to pray, and I felt so defeated. I pleaded with God to just let me know there is still beauty in this world and I asked him to give me a sign of Hope. Just as I finished my prayer, I looked up and as quickly as this vision came, it left. God showed me the most beautiful ray of colors in that office. Things were so bright and a feeling of Hope rushed over me. I knew then I was going to be okay and that I was not alone. I leaned on that vision in the following days ahead to get me through.

  Now some would say, the medication I had been taken had kicked in but I know in my heart God had showed me the hope I needed. Over the next several years, I prayed for God to help me with all my anxieties and things in this world will definitely cause us to have a spirit of fear. But God gave Paul this scripture for us thousands of years ago. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind’, because he knows what each of us needs in this world. So anytime my anxieties begin to kick in, I recall this scripture and I get myself refocused because I know this feeling of fear is not from God.

  Today, this time too shall pass and everyone will be okay. Who is to say this scare in the world has not occurred thousands of years ago and it is just that now we have the technology to identify it? Only good comes from God, and he is a God of Power, Love and a Sound Mind. So in a time such as this, raise your head and focus on what he has done for you and allow him to give you the peace of mind you need.

  Do not let the enemy dictate how you live your life, do not let the enemy make you feel that you are in a hopeless situation. Our God is the most powerful that he loved us so much that he sent his son to die on that cross for each of us and his son, Jesus could have chosen to come off that cross, but he too loved us as our heavenly father and then he sends his precious Holy Spirit to take his place to comfort us. So be joyful in your heart, laugh at the enemy because I can assure you the enemy will never win. He may win a battle or two in our minds, but he will never win the fight. Keep focused and know that the Holy Spirit is there to give you the comfort and love that you need.