Standing in the face of fear

Standing in the face of fear

 

1 Kings 18 happens to be one of my favorite stories in the Bible.  God enlisted Elijah to face down many odds in his day.  The apex of this quest was challenging the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel. 

 

Can you imagine what must have been going through his mind?  I believe that he was scared, but that the fear didn’t over take him.  He was called by God into a tumultuous situation that required Elijah to completely hand everything over to God.  I’m finding more and more in my own life I need to be willing to go into those scary places and allow God to be Himself.  After all, I do believe that God is sovereign and that He is the sustainer of all things. 

 

The problem is that I don’t like to be afraid; I like to feel safe and settled.  We are all called to stand against the evils of our world, which is our quest.  We must meet the challenges of this quest recognizing that it’s scary and hard but also that God is in control and stands with us.