I heard someone say you know you’re on the right path when you’re afraid. I’m not sure if it is that simple, but I think part of that rings true. When I was at my lowest, I wanted to shelter away from the rest of the world. I didn’t want to face the world or have anything to do with my brothers and sisters in Christ. I thought if I could just retreat inside of myself that I could hide from everyone and everything.
The strangest thing is that now when social media and technology, I think a person really could hide from everyone and everything if they really wanted to hide. However, what kind of life would that be? I think when I really experience life, I am taking a risk. Life isn’t always going to be wonderful and great. It will have sorrow and pain sometimes. Yet, I go out into the world ready to experience life knowing that I will face struggles and failures and must as I will find triumphs and pleasures. It’s only human for me to be afraid of the difficulties I will face, but I know that even in that fear, I will have the endurance to face anything with God at my side.
I take my dreams and my greatest hopes and I go into a crazy world and I try to be that person that I know God knows I can be. I will fear falling flat on my face and failure. I will fear others knocking me down and hurting me because I am not like them. I won’t know if I have the strength to stand up and face those difficult times. God knows that I will try my best. I pray that it will be enough.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.