Faith or Fear. It’s whatever I talk myself into. I know the source of my faith and who I should have faith in. My Heavenly Father and Jesus know who I am. They know my thoughts and the desires of my heart. When I exercise my faith in them, I feel their power in my life. But I also know that I’m capable of feeding my fears. My mind can seize upon a problem and worry about all the possible consequences that might happen. Then I may find more things to worry about. I might label myself a failure. Fear can be the beginning of a downward spiral. Feeling my Savior’s love can interrupt that cycle and allow me to have faith once more.
The scriptures assure me that the Lord “knowest the hearts of all men (Acts 1:24). If I give way to fear, will it prevent me from having faith and thereby cause me to fail to receive the blessing that the Lord, in His mercy, has for me.