"Unafraid"

"He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD." (Psalms 112:7)

 If there is one thing I know more than anything else, it is what the difference is between being afraid and being unafraid; it is like night and day. Growing up in a home with alcoholic parents, I had no fear for monsters in my closet or under my bed, my fear came from the terrible drunken rages that were taking place outside of my room. If all of  that did anything for me, it hardened me to withstand most any other type of fear; once you are faced with uncertain family stability and possible uncertain danger from within, most other things don't seem all that important. This verse is speaking of something all together different than something that is real or present, it is speaking about rumors and things unseen; the kind of things that you don't know for sure if it is true until it is time to come face to face with it. A good example of this would be when Jacob was waiting to meet his brother, as he feared for not only his own life, but for the life of his wives and children; not sure if his brother was chasing him down to kill him or not, but only assuming so based on the fact that he was coming with an army of men. False Evidence Appearing Real, isn't that the deffiniton of Fear? But today, in this life we live, isn't that the kind of fear we battle with the most? Not that it is a bad thing, because without it, how would we be able to test our faith? There needs to be something happening in our lives that makes us trust the LORD, even though things might appear terribly wrong or uncertain danger is near. The key to overcoming is to fix our hearts upon the LORD! When you stop and think about it, anything that is possible, is no match for the possibilities of the LORD; with God, all things are possible, but in the natural world, all things are not. If science were to understand that concept, they might find all those unanswered questions for the existence of life they are looking for; but then again, that would put the fear of God in them...

"Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if he doesn't, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up."" Daniel 3:16-18) NLT