What we fear …
Just when I’m tempted to think I’m alone in my fears, I stumble onto just a few of the things women shared with me in 2011 at my “Fear Not” retreats. I summarize all of the feedback cards that I receive at each event. Listen to the content of just one sticky note summary:
– I’m afraid of being alone.
– I’m afraid of never being married.
– I’m afraid of what people think of me. I’m so lonely.
– I fear rejection.
– I fear loneliness.
– I fear I will fail my friends and family and they will reject me.
– I fear reaching out to people and being a failure.
– I fear not measuring up.
My only response? Our only hope?
God has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?’ Hebrews 13:5-6