A Prayer of Faith

This piece was written by Irene, one of our guest writers.

I have been aware for a long time of how fearful I am. The Lord has been showing me how deep-seated, pervasive and problematic fear is in my life.

Fear keeps me from trusting in the Lord and exercising faith in Him. Without exercising faith in him I am not going anywhere and I risk putting myself in Satan’s power. I have also seen that fear is a manifestation of pride in my life, which can lead to spiritual death. According to Pres. Benson, hostility to or opposition to God is a manifestation of the sin of pride. When I don’t like or don’t want something in my life (and fear fits both scenarios) I am saying that I know a better way for me than God does; I am essentially saying that I can’t trust the Lord to direct and save me. Read the rest of this entry »