I used to live a life full of fear. Fear of failure, fear of success, fear or life, and ultimately fear of God's calling on my life. Those fears held me captive for a significant portion of my life and they were effecting my well being. My fear of failure kept me from taking chances which resulted in me missing out on opportunities, which fed into my fear of success. Yes, like everybody else I wanted to be successful, but in my heart I questioned whether or not I could handle it. I reached a point in my life where I was very unhappy, and depressed. I was overweight, lacking confidence, and suffered from very low self esteem. I felt I was close to hitting rock bottom so I did what I had always been taught to do during hard times; I PRAYED! I prayed everyday asking God for answers, and direction. Time went by and nothing changed, so after a while I started to question my faith and everything I'd believed in my entire life. That's when I recieved some of the best advice I'd ever gotten in my life. I was up one Sunday morning and decided to watch one of those televised church services. I can't remember which one but the message that morning was about "Silencing yourself internally". The said that most of us can't hear God talking talking to us because we don't know how to be quiet. Not physically quiet but internally. Cleansing your thoughts of all things and finding a sense of calm and peace. It's at that point you've become silent, and it's at that you can hear God loud and clear. Well to make an already long story a little shorter, I finally heard God and I've been following his path ever since. Yes I've gotten off track a few times but I always make my way back to righteous path. I no longer live in fear because I've allowed God to take control of my life and steer me in the direction he wishes me to good. My faith now overpowers my fear. So find your FAITH and lose your FEAR!
