A scarecrow in our lives

Don’t let fear freeze you into paralysis. Hannah Hurnard, author of Hinds’ Feet on High Places, was once paralyzed by fear. Then she heard a sermon on scarecrows that challenged her to turn her fear into faith.

The preacher said, “A wise bird knows that a scarecrow is simply an advertisement. It announces that some very juicy and delicious fruit is to be had for the picking. There are scarecrows in all the best gardens.... If I am wise, I too shall treat the scarecrow as though it were an invitation. Every giant in the way which makes me feel like a grasshopper is only a scarecrow beckoning me to God’s richest blessings.” He concluded, “Faith is a bird that loves to perch on scarecrows. All our fears are groundless.”

Yes, I know what you thinking...."but you dont understand....!"  We all, if brave and honest about it, will admit, we all have fears, particularly in the day and age we live in.  Fear can be very crippling in your life.  Its like an infestation of ants and you just can not rid yourself from it.   I have a friend who is constantly afraid of his financial status and well being when he retires, people fear the dark or birds, I have a fear of heights and the list of peoples fears go on and on.

What is it that makes us fear? That grabs our gut and turns it into a knot, deprives many of sleep, makes us sick?.

Then reading the above note on the scarecrow, It dawned on me, that if a little bird can challenge a scarecrow which is to put fear in the little creature, why do we all allow fear to be our GIANT and what stops us from allowing our fear to take hold of us, and how are we going to conquer the scarecrow in our lives.. 

I think, its that little inner voice that whispers back and causes self doubt and fear at a low ebb of our circumstances, and its time that we face the Giant Scarecrow in our lives, be like the little bird and tweet away excitedly because the field is full of wonderful, exciting treats, show the scarecrow that while it stands there nothing stops us from challenging that which we fear.  

Still. we cannot do this on our own and in our own strength, we need to grasp tightly onto Gods' promises, we need to believe, have faith, speak the positive in our lives and know that God will never let us down, He is our Hope for today, tomorrow and always.

Blessings to you...raising a delicious steamy cuppa to you!