F-Words

Confession:  I’ve been thinking about F-words all day.  Truth is…I’ve even said a few of them out loud.

Words like:  fear, failure, fainthearted, fake, flop and fat.  

And even worse…I’ve found myself focusing on who I’m not, more than who I am.  

As long as I’m confessing…Fear and his ‘F-word’ brothers, visit me often.  And sometimes, I entertain them.  

Fear usually greets me at the door of my mind saying, “Your dreams are bigger than you’ll ever be’.

Having an ‘all my life’ track record of easily falling into the pit of listening to (and agreeing with) fear, has made it necessary for me to diligently seek a way to dig myself out of these swallowing holes. When I find myself smack in the middle of one that is.  And this afternoon, I have.  

Two tools proven to aid in an effective recovery are (1) a magnifying glass and (2) paper and pen.  

My jeweled, oil-rubbed bronze magnifying glass is kept on my bedroom dresser for quick retrieval. Tucked in my purse, my red leather journal and pen are never far away.    

When I’ve ‘fallen, and I can’t get up’, I gather the glass & journal.  

I write the word Faith in the middle of a page in my journal.  Above, and about 3 inches over the word, I hold the magnifying glass.  Now…Faith looms large in front of me.  I don’t see Fear anywhere.  You see, I find what I focus on becomes bigger.  My whole perspective is changed and I can easily shut the door to Fear.  

With Faith as my focus, I can clearly think of new F-words.  Words that FREE me rather than torment me.  Words like FAVORED, FIT FLOURISHING, FORTUNATE & FORGIVEN.   

I like these words.  They help me to see the possibilities.  The ‘becoming’ part of who I am.  

Yeah… Are you in a pit?  Find a magnifying glass and a piece of paper…NOW.   Focus on Faith.  It works every time!  Who would have thought?

Note:  The first time I tried this, I actually wrote ‘GOD’ on my journal paper.  It seemed fitting to make Him bigger first.  You should try it.  :-)