Greetings!

Last weekend I went on a spiritual retreat with about 40 other women. The retreat was in St. Michaels, Maryland. It was a great time to relax and get refreshed. The theme for the weekend was TEA (Time to Empower and Act), and it was all about women being motivated to do those things God has called them to do.  The funny thing is the most empowering part for me wasn’t at the retreat…it was getting to the retreat.

See, the thing is I have never driven across the Bay Bridge, and I was a little nervous to say the least. Satan used my nervousness against me, and I was starting to feel those old feelings of fear again. I know that God has delivered me from fear, but every now and then that old way of thinking takes over. It’s hard to put into words, but it is almost like fear was familiar for me. Even though I had worked hard to rid myself of it…here I was being comfortable with it again.

The awesome thing about God is that He never gives up on us. He knew that I needed help even though I was too stubborn to ask for it. He used a friend to remind me that I needed to trust what I knew about Him. I had to have faith that no matter what happened; God would never take His hand off me.  I know that God has a plan for my life, and that plan has not been accomplished yet so nothing could happen to me. I didn’t need to fear anything or anyone…God was still in control. God had to remind me that He had made me a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17), and once I remembered that, fear lost some of it's sting.

The ride across was a little tricky, but with God’s help I was able to face my fear. On the way back I was half way across the bridge before I even realized I was on it!

What an awesome God we serve!

Until next time…

Be blessed!