Fear came knocking!!

There are a lot of things that scare me and that I am genuinely afraid of, but I do my best to avoid putting myself in certain environments and avoid putting myself intentionally in harms way.

Fear affects lots of people in various ways and at times when someone tells you what they are afraid of, even though you might find it ridiculous or downright humorous; it is nothing to laugh about. At times what frightens our loved ones can have the same impact on us and our lives, as we often feel helpless because we can’t protect them like we want to.

GOD created all creatures, and somehow we co-exist, but there are some that I don’t understand why they were made in the first place, as I regard them as pests and they can be harmful and scary. My daughter and I are petrified  of the small rodents (I cant even call their name), and our nightmare materialized a few weeks ago, when we discovered that due to the fact the lady who lived in our place was careless with food and food storage and a host of other stuff, a couple of them had made their way from the downstairs apartment through heating pipes and vents, and also through pipes behind the sink and were somehow beneath the floorboards between both apartments.

Since then I have called pest control, and our landlord has also called out their own pest control, and both companies have laid down baits, traps and poisons. Right now, they don’t seem to be working like they should, but I have been told that it takes a couple of weeks for it to work. I have also made arrangements with our landlord, and he has arranged for workmen to come in and remove the cupboards and seal all entry points, so that there will not be a re-occurrence of the issue. This will be done at the end of the month. In the mean time I am walking on eggshells, scared of even a shadow!!

I have to bang on the kitchen door every time I have to go in there and for every tie I see it, it leaves me shaky and edgy. I became anxious and paranoid, to the point that I can’t even do the stuff that I usually love doing. It got to the point that I even threw out our sofa and armchairs, fearing that one might be hiding in there. We now close the doors to every room and I even leave the hall lights on day and night!

It got to the point that I was so anxious, fearful and paranoid, feelings that I have not had in a long tie, that I had to ask Pastor Ronald to pray for me for strength, as I was now believing that this was beyond an ordinary occurrence. Enough is enough! Something has to be done.

I know that everyone feel afraid at some point, whether it is a slight gnawing anxious feeling or a phobia, and this feeling can be prompted by several different things.

The word of GOD offers powerful solutions to these voices we sometimes hear and these negative feelings. Throughout the Bible, GOD reminds us not to live in fear. In 2^nd Timothy 1:7 

“ For GOD has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love and a sound mind”. Sometimes the spirit of fear overcomes us and to overcome it, we have to trust GOD completely. The word of GOD says in Isaiah 54:17 “no weapon formed against you shall prosper”. I trust GOD and I believe that GOD is protecting me and my daughter at all times and that’s why I did not understand this unnatural fear. In Psalm 23:4 “yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff  they comfort me”!  In Isaiah 41:10

GOD reminds us throughout the bible that his perfect love drives out fear. A lot of people tell others not to be afraid, easier said than done. What I can say is that when fear comes knocking, remind yourself of the word of GOD! Remind yourself that our Lord Jesus Christ has already fought all your battles and one every one of them, and that this is just a test, a phase that will soon pass. Pray for strength and if you are not strong enough to pray, call on your Pastor and other saints and intercessors to pray! Remember that though it might not look like it, you have got the victory!

For us, we have done everything that we possibly can do and we now wait on GOD to do the rest! We know he will! Hallelujah Lord Jesus!!! Hallelujah GOD!!  Thank you GOD for every thing!