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God didn’t design us to be fearless. He designed us to fear Him first.

A Morning of Fear

Yesterday I had a seizure. This morning I woke up tired, irritable, discontent… and fearful. Honestly, I didn’t want to go to church.

But Jared had his safety team commitment, and I’ve been loving this series on The Life of David. So I threw on sweats, sneakers, and reluctantly walked out the door.

God Meets Me Where I Am

As soon as I walked into GraceLife Sarasota, God met me where I was.

  • People said hello.
  • A lady invited me to a women’s luncheon.
  • My best friend sat beside me, hanky ready for my tears, and just listened.

Praise and worship was healing. Pastor Joe reminded us: the world may call our awe and reverence for God “foolish,” but God calls it worship.

I brought all my fears to Him today.

Facing My Goliaths

Pastor Keith spoke to the kids about fear, tossing a backpack to Jesus as a picture of surrender.

I thought about my own Goliaths:

  • Seizures
  • Upcoming brain surgery
  • My children’s lives
  • Memory loss
  • Even SUDEP

None of those are holy fears.

But God gave me stones to fight my Goliaths—prayer as my slingshot. He is my rock and salvation. Instead of fearing my Goliaths, I need to fear Him.

As Pastor Joe said: “Fearing the Lord is the fountain of life.” And I am thirsty.

Redeemed Fears

Jesus doesn’t just redeem me from sin—He redeems my broken and distorted fears too. Fear becomes another instrument to rely on His sovereign power.

This week, I’m turning my fears over to the One who restores my soul.

A Prayer of Gratitude

Thank You, Jesus, for Your unfailing love.
For my husband, pastors, worship team, and church family.
For holding me in Your hands and making my burdens lighter.

God, You know what I need.
Help me be less of me and more of You.

Amen.

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