I feared being alone until I learned to like myself.
I feared failure until I realized that I only fail when I don't try.
I feared success until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain until I learned that it's necessary for growth.
I feared the truth until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny, until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
I feared ridicule until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future until I realized that life just kept getting better.
I feared the past until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light until I learned that the truth would give me strength.
I feared change, until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.
So, what do you fear?
2 comments:
Dear Noel..I don't think I fear anything for myself but I fear for my dear dad that he will leave this world before he has been saved and I fear that I will never see him again.
I fear what trials some of my friends are going through and that their hearts are breaking and there is not a thing I can do to help!
I know I can pray for them but I still have this fear.
Sometimes the words I write are so empty and non understanding!
1. You are NEVER alone. The Lord is always with you.
You also have an invisible crowd of friends around you that have you ever in their thoughts and prayers.
2. Everything that I have ever read in your blog has shown me that you are NOT a failure but a success.
You have faced the Giants and won!
3. I have the highest opinion of you, but more than that, God has the highest and you are perfect in His eyes when He looks at you through the Lord Jesus.
You might be looking on the inside but He isn't because He has forgiven you for all your sins...past, present and future!
4. You are not rejected!
You have so many friends who love you, Noel.
And three little kids who adore their daddy.
5. Pain DOES seem to make us stronger!
It's strange, but sometimes you might really be hurting somewhere and then you fall and somewhere else is hurting so bad, you can't even feel the first pain at all!
I think pain also gives a person an understanding of others who are going through like pain and you can be an encouragement to that person.
6. Reading between the lines of your posts Noel I have seen not a whisper of deceit at all.
You have faced the truth albeit you DID hope that it would all come out for the better.
7. You DO see the beauty in life Noel and have shared it in so many good pictures and posts with us...your quiet place, the Fountains,the Texas Bluebonnets,the deer in your back yard, the sweet little Easter girl, and Aci, just to mention a few.
You have a beauty loving soul!
8. Glory to God that we WILL be just beginning when the Lord calls us home!
9. Your destiny is in God's hands and when a door is closed, he will always open another one!
10. It is good that you fear hate because then it will not take control of your heart and pain it even more.
Forgiveness will erase all the hate and fill your heart with love and understanding.
11. Never fear love Noel Lewis!
Always follow your heart in this matter, but never "wear your heart on your coat sleeve", where it can be crushed.
Guard your heart carefully.
12. I really don't know how anyone could ridicule YOU Noel Lewis but I do remember that when we were kids, my dad would say if anyone laughs at you, just laugh along with them about yourself and nothing makes them madder and then they will slither away like the cowards they are!
13. Don't fear growing old Noel.
It happens to the best of us and you are only as old as you feel!!
And wisdon DOES seem to come along with it!
14. The future?
Another door is being opened by God Noel!
15. The past will still show up it's ugly head Noel but if you don't dwell on it it will slip away every time.
16. Oh the wonderful starlight and the moon!!
You are a child of the Light Noel and you will never walk in darkness, even if the stars and the moon ARE hiding behind the clouds!
The Light will never go out that is inside your heart.
17.I never feared change but I always have dilsked it.
Everytime though when it had to happen in my life, I always had to admit when I looked back back how better the present really is now because of that change!!
18. You will be some beautiful butterfly Emmanuel Noel Emmy Lewis when you emerge!
Too bad you couldn't download us a picture of it on your site!
God bless you dear friend.
As usual I have talked too much...from Terry
Your comments are as inspiring as your blogs, Terry.
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