In January of 1856, the missionary David Livingstone found himself in real danger. A hostile chief had threatened to attack his small party as they attempted to cross the Zambesi River, and his companions urged him to flee under the cover of darkness. Livingstone was afraid. That night he opened his journal and confessed the
Fear can be a powerful thief. It steals our peace, robs us of our rest, and fills our minds with endless “what ifs.” I recently read about two young sisters who were so frightened of what might happen during the night that they slept with a golf club and a baseball bat beside their beds.
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There are moments when the future feels too big for our hearts. We may not even know exactly what we are afraid of, but we feel the weight of what could happen. Our minds begin to run ahead, imagining conversations, outcomes, losses, changes, disappointments, and burdens that have not even come yet. Fear has a way of
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