Do you ever feel like a fear has you chained? Like it has its unbreakable claws around you, and can never be broken?
Where are the areas in your life that you would like to find more freedom from unhealthy fear?
I’m learning that no chain is too big for Jesus (you can find about more about knowing Him here).
I’ve never found driving that easy, but a few years ago I had some panicky episodes that really took my confidence in the car, and I ended up being very limited in my driving. During that season, the idea of driving on a motorway felt impossible. It felt like something that would just never happen again. The girl who used to drive on motorways years before felt like another person (and I still can’t really believe she was me). But God has been breaking through, and I still find it so amazing!
Over the past couple of years, God has been taking me on a gradual, baby step journey of facing driving anxiety, going up an exposure hierarchy, which began with the teeniest of goals on 30mph roads. There have been (and still are) good days and bad days, but it’s amazingly coming together, step by step, and I’m so encouraged.
The other day, I reached my goal of getting to the office the fastest way, which involves motorways and an A road! It still wasn’t entirely easy, but it wasn’t impossible anymore, and it wasn’t actually as hard as I had thought. A couple of years ago, I believed I could only drive on tiny 30mph roads I knew really well. But the Lord has shown me that just isn’t true! It’s just amazing what He can do!
I celebrated my birthday the other day by going to a National Trust property I hadn’t been to for years, because I didn’t believe I could drive there, but, thanks to this incredible journey, now I can, and God blessed me there!
The journey’s not over yet. I have more goals (like getting home from work the fastest way), but it’s coming all the time.
It makes me wonder whether there are other areas in my life where I’m believing lies. Are there things that I believe are ‘impossible’… that God wants to bring into reality? What if I took the time to ask Him?
‘Butterfly’ is a song on my new album (you can scroll through and sample it at the end of the album on the player below). It’s a song about God’s love breaking through fear, as I learn to stand in His love and who I are in Him. And, to me, it feels very much like a song about driving! I pray that it’s an encouragement for other children of God through Christ in whatever battles they may face.
Maybe it’s not driving for you, but maybe there are ways the Lord wants to break through in your story, too.
You can read more about ‘Butterfly’ and God’s love breaking through fear in the free devotional I made for the girl who longs to know she is loved.
Where are the areas you would like to grow in freedom from unhealthy fear?
I believe that Jesus can break through in beautiful ways, and I encourage you to seek Him for the amazing things He wants to do!
(You can find out more about you can come to know Him here).
Caroline Abblitt 