Do you know what it is like
To be so afraid,
You shake and tremble
from the very inside?
Do you know and understand
That facing my fear
Has taken me everything I am?
Have you stood in the face of fear?
So terrified, you couldn't even breathe?
I have been there,
and I am still facing it to this very day
I have stood in the face of fear
And have now understood
That it is only Gods Perfect Love
That can only blow those fears away
In this poem I will be honest and true
So that others will know, that I have
Faced the fears that others are going through
I have been so afraid,
That I have even hyperventilated
I have been so fearful, in fear of tomorrow
That tragedy was all I anticipated
Fear of man and fear of failure
I have even had a Fear of being snatched from
The hands of my Saviour
Fear of the demonic and fear of death
Fear so overwhelming,
My soul was in constant
Turmoil and restlessness
Fear of deception and fear that I
Would lose my faith
Fear that somehow, someway,
I would fall from Gods Grace
If you have never been
to the places I have been
You will never understand why
A person can have so much fear
But there will be some
Maybe even one
Who will understand this fear
And I hope you are comforted
By this poem and identify with me
I have been suicidal,
Pleading for the lying voices to stop
I have screamed in desperation
Calling out for my God
I have stood in the face of fear
Till my legs gave way beneath me
I have stood like a grasshopper in front
Of the giant that has tried to destroy me
If you knew me
I don't look like such a fearful girl
And I know greater is HE that is within me
Than he that is in the world
But you have to understand
That I have done everything I know how to do
And everything I can, to be still able to stand
In the last few years
I have had to stand in the face of fear
I have had to not cower and bow down
To the fear that wants to crush me to the ground
I have wanted to run and hide
I have even been in fear for my own life
The torment, the pain, and desperation
Could not been given words for this poem
But I am writing this, so that others will know
In their fear they are not alone
Let me tell you what I have learnt and
Come to understand
I have to believe with all my heart
That God is God, and He knows
How weak I am
Fear has been my biggest weakness
I am like a Gideon, who likes to hide
Behind a wine press
I have pleaded with the Lord,
"Please God!
Please choose another, I cannot do
What you have asked me to!"
God just shook His head at me and said
"EXACTLY! This is why I have chosen you!
I have chosen the weak things to shame the strong
and the foolish things to shame the wise
Christians like you, will know and understand
That I AM the strength of your life
I will choose the fearful to be pillars of faith
I will choose the ones who fail, because they
Understand my grace
Fear not, for I am with you, do not be dismayed
Is my arm shortened that I cannot save?
If I AM for you, who can be against you?
What can man do?
Believe and understand
That you are forever protected in the arms
Of the great I AM
If you see a mighty army before you
Realize, all that is against you is the arm of flesh
Stand still, know that I am God, and your soul
Will find peace and rest
I will fight the battle; the battle belongs to the Lord
The fight has never been and never will be yours!
No one will snatch you from my hand
Child you are mine
Never will I leave you or forsake you
I will be with you until the end of time
You are eternally in my everlasting arms
All ask from you now
Is to believe and trust ME with all your heart"
These are all the promises God has given me
He has promised, that I have no need to fear
If you have been fearful like I have been
God has said all this to you this day and given
You the same promises He has given to me
Stand with me, all you fearful warriors
And know that He is God
Listen, as I am today, and FEAR NOT!
by K A Graaf
Isaiah 41 vs. 9 - 13
Depression is the impression
Left by FEAR
I know this to be real
because I went through it
for years!
Let God deal with the Fear
and you will be
SET FREE
