She just wanted to grab a few things at the grocery store. But after she paid for the groceries, she went out the store’s front door and was hit in the face with a gust of wind filled with snow. The ground was already covered with about four inches of the white powder. That meant the canyon road home was too.
Thankfully, it was only a short drive on the canyon road.
But when it was snowy, it could get mighty slick and dangerous. And even though she knew better, she made her way to her car and slid into the driver’s seat. The little Kia Soul started right up, as always, and she put the defogger on full blast. After just a couple of minutes she was ready to go.
So, she pulled out of the grocery store parking lot and eased on to the snowy, slick road. Her hands squeezed the steering wheel so tightly it almost looked as though no blood ran through her fingers.
Then, she whispered a quick prayer,
“God, please don’t let me slide off into the ditch or the creek. Please help me make it home.”
She could barely see even 10 feet in front of the headlights. And they got dimmer, from layers of freezing snow sticking to them. A few times the tires lost grip and slid a little bit. And the young woman’s whole body would jerk as she gasped and panicked a little. But she kept gently easing the car forward, careful to look for the white and yellow lines in the road. But she could only see them here and there.
This drive, on the short canyon road, which would normally be about five to seven minutes, took half an hour. She felt like kicking herself for not letting her family know what time she left the store. Because, through the canyon she didn’t have any phone signal.
But she finally reached the main road that would get her home. So, she figured she’d made it through the worst. Wrong.
Wouldn’t you know?
Even though the main road was well-lit, it was also covered in about 4 or 5 inches of snow. And it felt even slicker than the other road. Plus, now she had to deal with multiple other “crazies” who didn’t seem slow down for the conditions at all. But she didn’t care if they didn’t like it, she slowed WAY down.
As she slogged along at only about 20 miles an hour, other cars whizzed by and splashed magnesium chloride slush all over her windshield. But she was determined. And she vowed to make it home to her loved ones. No matter what.
And she did.
But it wasn’t because she wasn’t afraid. It was because she decided to not give into the fear. Yes, fear IS an option. So, you CAN choose to fear. Or you can choose to do what God says to do.
Fear not.
Maybe you’ve got to deal with a blizzard in your life today. We’ve got a real one blasting through our city today. And that’s after almost 80 degrees yesterday. And maybe your challenge is something else. No matter what you’re up against, Fear Not is your best option. Or if fear hits you, out of the blue, at least don’t give in to it.
Choose to hold onto the promise God gave you: the “spirit of power and of love and of a sound mind“.
That won’t magically make the “blizzard” go away.
But it WILL give you the courage and strength to keep driving toward home.
The keys are in your hand. It’s up to you.
Take the wheel and conquer that canyon road.
You’re never all alone in what you do.
Let God’s word relieve your heavy load.
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