Do you live from fear?
Do any of these statements sound familiar?

"The nation is falling apart."
"They are against us."
"We have the answers–if only they would listen."
"Protect yourself at all cost."
"She's an idiot."
"He's trying to rob us of our freedom…
    of our way of life…
    of our money…
    of our faith…
    of the way it's always been."

This is how elections are run–
on fear–
if they win, all will be lost,
if we win, we'll be safe.

Fear.

Faith leaves no room for fear.

If you don't get this,
go back and read your holy book,
or just sit still for one damn minute
and take an honest look at your heart.

Your judgments,
your strongly voiced opinions,
your rants–
you imagine these come
from a place of clear, righteous, justifiable indignation
(perhaps even from God),
but they do not.

They come from fear.

And there is no love in fear.

You are not your fear;
stop identifying with it.

There is freedom just beyond.

Better than that,
there is the possibility
of a real and joyful relationship
with yourself,
with God.

Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.