{"id":2131,"date":"2015-08-21T16:19:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T20:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/21\/overcoming-fear\/"},"modified":"2020-12-02T07:23:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:23:10","slug":"overcoming-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/21\/overcoming-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hotel worker waved and approached me as I entered the pool area where we were staying in New Orleans. I couldn’t understand what she said so I walked closer. We’d met on the elevator the day before. Her lovely smile and gracious words caught me off guard. She remembered me talking about “losing my mind, traveling with 7 kids<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

I’m always meeting strangers… telling my story, hearing theirs. David asks me not to look at people directly if we’re in a hurry. He knows I’ll stop and talk (haha). Today, when she asked me a question I had a minute to chat. Because of her boldness we shared the most lovely moment, like sisters do. 40 years sober, and a mom to extra children like me… Olivia<\/em> and I found we had traveled similar roads. Kindred-spirits.<\/p>\n

“Something about you,”<\/em> she said. I had felt it too.<\/p>\n

How often does fear and insecurity keep us from bridging the gap, reaching out and letting someone come close? The world is chock full of God’s children. A kind word, a smile, a hand shake, even a joke might be the first step in opening the door to a soul who needs our encouragement.<\/p>\n

As women, we live in such different worlds, but we share a very common Hope. His name is Jesus. Someday, we’ll live in the same<\/i> world with that\u00a0same<\/i> Hope walking beside us. No more sorrow, no more fear!\u00a0In the meantime, I pray to be as bold as Olivia. She may never know, the boost she gave me on the weekend I was leaving our son at college.<\/p>\n

ForGlorySake! <\/b>–Anna<\/i>
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