FEAR

Fear seems to be the common message in every email, every sermon I hear, every Word God speaks through others lately. God's word repeatedly states not to be fearful but to stand firm.

Fear and faith cannot co-exist - faith COUNTERS fear...overrides it. When I am afraid, I will trust HIM - I will persevere.

In the face of struggle, we act and react with fear, sometimes not even realizing it.

Thoughts

I am not supposed to show my weakness. I am not supposed to say I am tired, I am lonely, I am done, I am overwhelmed nor that I do not know where to go from here. Does not saying them make them any less true? In fact, it only magnifies them and ingrains them in a much deeper part of our selves...until you cannot see, feel, hear or listen. That moment of despair, the moment when you feel most alone...and noone realizes it or reaches to pull you out....God sees, He knows, He cares.

It is difficult in the dark to seek out the light when you are paralyzed by fear. When faith takes over, the light is visible. He is a lamp unto your feet. The days may blur, the darkness may hover but, persevere. Circumstances do not define your life, your choices do. Choose to move forward even when you do not want to. Choose to look beyond what the world shows you, what people offer...look beyond what you are told, look beyond who you have limited yourself to be. Seek out Truth, even if you feel you are the only one standing on it. Believe that His plans are truly so much greater than yours....

Fractal

Fractal: an irregular or fragmented geometric shape that can be repeatedly subdivided into parts, each of which is a smaller copy of the whole.

Life is a fractal pattern - we are often leaving pieces of ourselves, mirrored slivers of who we are. Often, we are shattered and those lost, missing pieces become the fractals of our life. Each an intricate piece of a whole. Patterns, sequences, variables...our own personal life algorithm - that inevitable equation of who we are, who we have been, and who we choose to become. Our minds cannot fathom the beautiful, painful and unique brokenness that ultimately leads us to wholeness. :)