My Fear

I do not fear the destruction of life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness but that which leads to the destruction of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
I do not fear becoming a murderer, but that which leads one to murder.
I do not fear abortion becoming the law of the land, but that which leads to abortion.
I do not fear the lack of prayer in schools, but what has led to the lack of prayer in schools.
I do not fear giving in to pornography, but what has led to the acceptance of pornography.
I do not fear divorce, but that which leads to divorce.
I do not fear war, but that which has leads to war
I do not fear violent entertainment, but why is it that people are viewing this violence?
I do not fear death, but those who live as if death is not going to happen to them
I do not fear hell, but what has led someone to choose hell over heaven.
I do not fear suffering a heart attack but that I will do nothing to prevent the heart attack and then blame God for my poor health.
I do not fear the pain that I will enviably suffer but the fact that I will not have prepared for the pain and that in my pain, I would become a pain to others.
 I am not afraid that man will annihilate man with some sophisticated weaponry, but what has led man to invent such weapons of mass destruction.

I fear that since we have become a world that reacts rather than responds, we have become people with misdirected fear. We must become a people who fear the poor process rather than the destructive end. The emphasis should be on our journey, not the end, in that if we are on the right path now, we will end up where we should be.

God help me understand what I should fear and adjust to before the disaster strikes. Help me know what I must do to avoid those disasters you have not planned for me, and be prepared for those I must go through. Help me never be the cause of a disaster that is outside your plan, and realize that a disaster in my eyes that is in your plan is no disaster at all.

I must learn to fix one eye on the end while keeping my other eye on the process. Should I forget one, I lose at both.

God, help me hate the wrong steps while loving the journey. Help me see the world the way you see the world and the end the way you see the end, as a great beginning.



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