3/5/2023
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone be in Christ, he is
a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become
new.”
Today, my sister texted me a simple question: “Shouldn’t our
motto be’ faith over fear’?” My answer was, “Absolutely”. Now if you know me or
have read Blooms before, you know that I have a fear-based anxiety that
presents as OCD. I am always battling invasive thoughts, but I also fight them
with scripture and the power of the Holy Spirit. Some days, admittedly, the result
is better than others.
When I told her I had many things around my home that remind
me to put faith over fear, she asked me to show her. So, I took some pictures
and sent them her way. She also wanted to see the jewelry I have as those
reminders, and I sent some more pictures to her. What struck me is how many
objects I have that signify faith. What I am reminded of tonight is the Steven
Curtis Chapman song, “The Change”.
Multiple crosses can adorn me every day, but if my life does
not show that I am a disciple of Jesus, then what is the point? Certainly, many
people (and I am thinking particularly of an 80’s pop star) can wear a cross
and then behave in a way that is contradictory to what it represents. Is it a symbol
of something deeper or just an accessory?
Am I living a life of faith over fear? Am I living a life of
service to others? Am I living a life that bears witness to the saving grace of
Jesus? Am I living a life of love because I am loved so abundantly by my Savior?
When people see the cross around my neck or on my wrist, or walk into my house
and see verses on the walls and crosses in every room, do they see the deep and
abiding faith behind them? Can they feel it when they are with me? Do others
see the change that Jesus has brought to my life?
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