Day 10 Facing Fears Without Being Afraid

Good morning, friends. This is day 10 of a weekday devotional video series called, “Facing fears without being afraid.” I’m posting this video every weekday morning.  If you enjoy the content, like this post and share it on your own Facebook page. Make a comment yourself. The next video will be share on Monday morning.

Today I want to encourage you to do everything you can to stay in the present.  Focus on what is happening right now. What are you feeling, what are you thinking, how is it going right now?

One of the hard parts of this crisis is so much has changed so fast. Two weeks ago the faith community I served worshiped together. In two weeks sports leagues shut down, schools have closed, restaurants only do take-out, movie theaters, bowling alleys, gyms, fitness studios, playgrounds, museums, salons, concert halls, and now we’re supposed to stay home.  What’s next??

And this what’s next is what our mind can attach itself. We start to wonder and ultimately worry about what’s next.  What can happen is we find ourselves living in the land of “what if” and not the land of “what is.” And that is not healthy.

Hear me—I’m all for planning and thinking about the future. But obsessing about the future in a rapidly changing environment is not healthy for our spirits.

My word of encouragement is to focus on the present. Breathe in/breathe out. How am I feeling right now. What do I need to do right now. Take care of the present.

By focusing on the present we can let go of the anxiety of the future. And right now we all want to let go of the anxiety of the future.

Jesus said it like this, “do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Focus on the present. Tomorrow you will focus on tomorrow by focusing on tomorrow’s present. Two days from now you will do the same.

In this way we can face fears without being afraid.

Blessings on your day!