I’m so thankful to be back home! I had a wonderful time and I can’t wait to share it with you, but there’s no place like home.
I wanted to share a quick story. I don’t know if you all struggle with fear, but I do.
Several years ago, my husband and I flew to New York for a week. It was the first time I had flown and I wasn’t excited about it.
Between flying and riding the subway all week, I got panicky and refused to fly back home. Yep, it’s true. My sweet husband rented a car and drove me home. I think it was around a 15 hour drive. Crazy!!
Since that flight my husband said he would never fly with me again. But I wanted to fly. I wanted to conquer my fear.
I knew my faith was bigger than my fear and I was determined to prove it to my husband.
When I was asked to go to San Francisco with Stitch Fix, I knew I needed to do it, and I did!
I’m not going to lie, I still don’t love to fly, but I didn’t let fear rule me. I kept reminding myself that God had this. He’s bigger than my fear!
So I’m just wondering if anyone else struggles with fear? Do you know God is with you?
Let’s choose to listen to The Voice of Truth!
Have a blessed Sunday!
Gina I was the same way when my children were younger. I didn’t do things because I was afraid something would happen to me and I didn’t want them to not have a Mom. Crazy!
Here’s the thing Psalm 139:16 says “Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began.”
We have to trust Him!! 🙂
Glad you are back home safely. I never really struggled with fear until my son was born prematurely and did not survive. Now that I have a 4 1/2 year old daughter, I do struggle with fear. I don’t do things that I used to do because I “worry” about what might happen. It is a daily struggle. I worry all the time about my daughter, my mom, and my little dachshund. I seem to worry nonstop that something will happen to one of them. This was never a fear of mine prior to 2006, when my son was born. I am constantly reminding myself that fear is not from God.
Thank you for this reminder Cyndi. Thank you for sharing with us.
Hope you have a wonderful day. Can’t wait to hear about your trip.
Welcome Home! You’re so right~ there’s no place like home. <3 We travel quite a bit with ministry, so I know this feeling well. Always excited to go, excited to come home. 😉 Praise God for our warm, cozy homes! I don't really have anything I'm terribly fearful of….although it used to be death. Until I read the book "Heaven Is For Real." That book changed my entire outlook on death–it was very powerful for me. Good for you for being brave like you were-that's something to be so proud of. Enjoy your family & time back home & have a great week, Cyndi!
Hi Cyndi,
Yes I do struggle with fear. You are right that the best way to overcome it is by faith in God and facing it head on!
Good for you!! I rejoice with you in your victory.
I have had to overcome social anxiety and speaking in public. Usually when God brings an area for me to serve Him it is out of my comfort zone. So I have to overcome those fears too.
My husband does not like to fly either. For Him it isn’t so much the fear of heights but he has claustrophobia. So that means we take the stairs a lot instead of elevators and submarine tours are out!
Glad you enjoyed SF. We visit their often and make our home in southern Ca near San Diego.
Take care and hope you and your family have a blessed week!
Beth
I, too, have a praise report! I have struggled with anxiety and panic, also. This week we had the opportunity to fly to Atlanta to visit our son and his wife. God came through with flying colors–no anxiety or fear. I give Him all the praise and honor!!! I continue to pray for healing in this area…it helps to know that I am not alone in my struggle!
You are so right, fear is from Satan. He loves to mess with us!! I’m so sorry that you have dealt with abuse. That’s a terrible terrible thing.
So glad that you too are facing your fears!!
Blessings,
Cyndi
I totally understand those panic attacks!! Believe me, I wanted to get off the plane. 🙂
God doesn’t want us to live in fear but he understands. I’m sure next time, you’ll be fine.
Blessings,
Cyndi
Yes Mimi God is who takes care of you and He will be faithful!! I quoted Joshua 1:9 several times while flying. 🙂
Blessings,
Cyndi
Fear comes in all forms Tammy. I’m so proud of you for signing up for that class. Face your fear and lean on Christ, he will get you through it.
Blessings,
Cyndi
Cyndi!
God has used you and this post to help me remember that He is with me. We are flying to FL tomorrow, (from OH) and I am not so worried about flying but the chance that we’ll crash and our college age daughter, who is left behind for school, will be left all alone. Talk about borrowing worries from tomorrow! I struggle with fear and it doesn’t get easier as my kids get older. Thank you so much for your inspirational blog today and I sure do appreciate your sensitivity to the Spirit’s leading…it was right on time for me!
Sandy Rybka
Thank you for praying Lisa, it did help. I had several people praying for me!
Blessings,
Cyndi
Absolutely Yvette!! What an encouraging testimony of God’s faithfulness!
Sometimes we have face our fears head on.
Blessings,
Cyndi
Aww thanks Lorraine. I always assume if I have these feelings or insecurities that other women might too.
Thanks for stopping by!
Cyndi
Thank you for stopping by Josefa. Have a wonderful week!
Blessings,
Cyndi
I know Stacie, fear is a strange thing. Just remember God is holding you with His righteous right hand. That’s what I kept reminding myself.
Blessings,
Cyndi
I wish I could have gone to Israel with you all. I know I missed a blessing, especially with my Mom being there. I’m still not sure I can fly that far but we’ll see!
Love ya,
Cyndi
Thanks Richella!! I’m not sure I could have flown to Asia, but baby steps, right??
Love ya!!
Cyndi
Cyndi, I did not know the New York story! I’m so proud of you!!
Cyndi, I am so proud of you. It is so awesome that you conquered this. i remember Wayne telling us about it at church and knew your fear was genuine. I love that you are so candid and real with your readers.
I understand. I have a terrible fear of driving over bridges. I know in my head that fear comes from Satan but I still struggle. I avoid driving over them by myself. I haven’t tried flying but the thought can make me anxious. I was not like this 12 years ago..
Tammy, I too suffer with chronic pain as I have Fibromyalgia. I’ve learned to see it as my thorn in the flesh like Paul had a thorn in the flesh. I’ve become more withdrawn because of it myself. And of course throw fear or anxiety in the mix and you’ve got yourself a really big thorn. I’m sorry that you suffer with pain as well because I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Years ago I heard the song Wounded Soldiers by Debbie Boone and that song although not being about pain, still makes me think of how we as Christians need to tend to our wounded in a Gods family. God bless you in your journey.
I just love your blog!
This is why I enjoy your blog. You keep it real and sincere. Thanks for sharing your story.
Back in the ’90’s I was in a car accident involving my car and a semi-truck. We collided on my drivers side, then I was pulled in front of the semi and was pushed down the road for a mile and a half. He thought he had a blown out tire (couldn’t see me on the passenger side of his semi) so he was pulling off the road. This is when my car was “released” from the front of the semi, and I slammed head-on at 50 mph into a cement barricade, which caused me to spin through traffic 7 times before coming to a stop in the middle lane of the freeway. There is more to the story, but let’s just say that I know God was with me…I heard Him say “Drop your hands!” just before I slammed into the barricade. I did, and this action literally saved my life! The accident happened on a Friday and I went back to work on Monday with some bruised ribs and a cracked sternum. BUT, I had to go on the same freeway to get to work! I was petrified to drive, but I told my husband, “If I don’t drive today, I will never drive again.” Sure enough, there were semis on the freeway and I got sick to my stomach 8 times on the way to work, but I just prayed the entire time and God once (as always) with me. I now live in a rural community and rarely encounter the freeway, but I do still have to drive among semi trucks. I feel fear and anxiety creeping in whenever I pass one or one is coming toward me and I just begin to pray. I share this with you today in hopes that others will find peace and comfort in knowing that God IS bigger than whatever it is that we fear! So glad you were able to trust Him and overcome your fear of flying!
God bless you sweet lady. Your sister had shared your fear on her blog before you left so I made it a priority to pray for you. Praise God you did it!! Looking forward to hearing all about San Francisco !
This could not have come at a better time! I suffer from chronic pain and a bit of a fear of meeting new people.I just signed up for an 8 week class on putting life back into my life.With chronic pain you tend to shut yourself off from other people and as soon as I signed up I started to panic!So I really needed this,funny how God works…
Thank-you. Your blog has helped me more than once,God bless.
Cyndi,
I’m glad you made it home safe and sound. Yes, I suffer from fear and anxiety myself. In the wee hours of the morning today, I woke up with a mini-anxiety attack because one of my kiddos is driving across state to go back to college after spring break. I had to remind myself that God is in control and I just need to turn it over to Him. It’s so much easier said than done!
I found my anxieties and fears grew when I got divorced a few years ago. How would I pay for everything? What would I do when things broke down? How was I possibly going to sell the house, send kids to college, etc.? When these moments occur, I have to remind myself that it was (and still is) God who took care of me, not my husband.
I’m SO proud of you that you faced your fear head-on! I will think of your example as I continue to face mine. Joshua 1:9
Hi Cyndi,
Oh, how I can relate to your flying experience. I have flown many times but for some reason the last time I flew I had a panic attack! I had to leave the plane. I was so disappointed in myself for allowing the fear to take hold. Like you I want to overcome this.
I’m so glad for you that you did it! 🙂 I know GOD doesn’t want us to live with fear but to trust him that he will give us courage and his peace.
Thank you for the song too, funny I just saw Casting Crowns in concert recently:)
I look forward to your blog everyday, thank you Cyndi 🙂
Cyndi, Welcome back and good Sunday! God knows I have had a lot of fear in my life! I suffered multiple forms of abuse starting at age 2 up until adulthood. So fear engrained itself in me. It’s been a LONG battle but with God’s help I have overcome fear by about 95%! Being human I don’t expect it to ever go completely away but I can face fear now thanks to my Great Protector! I now take fear on by the Horns as if I am a warrior (spiritually speaking of course ;0). Fear now makes me angry because I know where the fear is coming from. It is a weapon/ tool from Satan. I live outside of Little Rock Arkansas and there has been some major road construction/ building bridges… going on near where I work in a busy area. That brought fear back to me having to drive through some very narrow areas making me feel caged in and almost out of control and that brought fear back along with having to have an MRI done which I could not do without the aid of some hefty tranquilizing. But God’s Word says God did not give us the Sprit of Fear and that fear doesn’t come from God but from the devil himself. God does give us a Spirit of Power and Love and Sound Mind and that is what I hold on to. Fear can be literally PARALYZING and I have experienced that paralyzing fear. It’s no joke and no fun!! I AM PROUD OF YOU FOR CONQUERING YOUR FEAR!! And I know you did it with God’s help! Bless you sweet lady!