Letters to God: Overcoming Fear
- Akua Korama
- May 18, 2023
- 2 min read
“Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.”
Psalms 56:3 NKJV
Dear God,
Over the past few months, fear has left me crippled and caged in all areas of my life. I lay in my bed awake at odd hours, unable to sleep peacefully because the many issues of life blanket my mind.
I have come to understand the true influence that fear has over us and it is really a crazy atmosphere. This is why you have repeatedly told us in your word, not to fear and be anxious for nothing! The word is available to us everyday but truly imbibing it in our daily life takes conscious effort that shouldn’t be taken for granted. I have taken it for granted many times and found myself hindered by roadblocks along this journey of life.
Fear comes when I try to control the things that I should really surrender to you. In my bid to be in control, I make painful and unwarranted losses that the enemy deceived me to think are wins.
Society keeps preaching to us many ways that we should be in control of our lives. Your life is yours, decide for yourself! That’s the mantra everyday but let’s be honest, life is not ours and we don’t even create it, you give it to us freely everyday. It is your grace that keeps even when we makes mistakes.
I have been living in fear, not allowing You to have your way in my life because I think I know better and I feel You will not consider what I want. Jesus really made the greatest effort on the cross, seeking Your will and relinquishing His will to you. We never understand how much effort it took till we find ourselves in the tough situations.
So this morning, as I reflect and think through the events of the past few months, I am reminded that whenever I fear, I have to trust you solely. Friends can offer advice and prayer but at the end of the day, the issue is between you and I. The real responsibility rests on me to surrender and allow you to have your way, even if I don’t Iike or it makes me uncomfortable.
God, help me to trust you no matter the issues that arise and look to you as the author and finisher of my faith!
With Love from your daughter,
Akua Korama
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