Fear again is in the driver’s seat for Peter in Mark 14:56-72.
Not only fear, but anger also shows up at the party. Lying also joins the activities. Not to be outdone, cursing also arrives however fashionably late.
Fear is like a huge black snake wrapped around your spirit, squeezing the life out of you.
Fear was a central guidepost in my life when I was younger and it forced me into bad decisions and many stupid actions. It injected stress where stress did not need to be. It caused me to be stressed 24 - 7.
Sorta like what was happening to Peter.
Fear is like an avalanche … once it gets going, it is a potent force, almost unstoppable.
Sorta like what was happening to Peter.
I would love to have jumped out of the crowd and said to Peter, “Hey, God hasn’t given you a spirit of fear, Peter!”
The rooster crowing turned the avalanche of fears into a torrent of tears. Giving in to our fears is never our finest hour.
With God on your side and the Comforter in your heart, lean in to your fears today. By that, I mean move toward your fears and watch the hand of God make you brave and courageous.
Today.
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