The shadowy fear of loss compels me to meet my own needs, satisfy my own hunger, disguise my loneliness, or fill my own empty spaces. Fear is irreversibly fluxed with greed. Fear’s solution is always “more” and yet it never satisfies. The more I do in response to fear the greater the void. Fear consistently alters the face of longing to keep me in a cycle of lust and greed. I can detect fear by the baggage it demands I carry. If it cannot kill me, it will distract me; if it cannot distract me, it will depress me; if it cannot depress me, it will find another way to disqualify me. Fear will anesthetize me to the heart cries of the poor and lonely…
Love, however, comes with the reckless message of letting go. It speaks of singular need and finds satisfaction in Christ alone. Love convinces me that every need is met and there is nothing I need outside of who He is in me. Every answer lies within. Love demands nothing; it never makes me feel incomplete or defective. It always comes with the assurance of the finished work that is waiting to be seen. Love conquers fear. Love finds its way into all things and reveals itself at every angle. Love moves me toward others assuring me that in Him, I too am love. Love is every solution; it conquers all…including me.
Susan just as a seasoned writer does, you sum up the entire paragraph with an ending sentence that says it all. To say it, explain it, then say it again, takes the reader on your journey but at the same time He can make it his own. Love conquers us daily. Daily we are saved. He is rebuilding this temple and he will bring it to completion. I rest when His word confirms me. Thank you my friend.