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Deliverance From Fear |
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Throughout my high school years I experienced a growing fear of falling behind or not meeting up to the standards I thought people had set for me. One of these fears was the thought of taking the SAT and failing miserably. My fear was so great that I didn't even want to prepare for the test so I wouldn't have to know if I would do badly or not. My parents sensed my fear toward the beginning of all this and tried to help me to be sensible about the matter; I didn't want to be though. Finally my dad, knowing that he couldn't force me, put the decision into my hands with the instruction that I had to pray about it to see what God had in mind, not just what I thought was the easiest way out. I asked God for guidance and deliverance from fear, not really thinking that he would answer, but He did. Through a verse that was made real to me and a peace about the decision I made, I started studying hard for the test. I felt that God had helped me see that I couldn't hide from my fears and never conquer them; if I did I would always be afraid. With God's help I took the test later on in the year, which resulted not only in respectable scores but the feeling that I had really conquered that fear. Since then, I have found it far easier to be in similar situations and I can only accredit that to His work in my life. Katherine |
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