All things work together for good to them that love God.... -- Romans 8:28
Is that the transmuting principle of all our uglies?...our worst-case scenario that turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to us?
And is it limited to "them that love God?" We've all known atheists, or at least agnostics, who have experienced worst case turned blessing in disguise.
I believe it is cosmic...and cosmic happens to believers and non-believers alike. I also believe that it is not something we can make happen, that transmutation from fearsome to awesome.
It is in walking all the way through the dreaded worst case that we get to the gold. Interestingly, the gold is never what we had in mind when we were walking forward with doubt, fear, anger...almost despair...as our silent partner and hope as our secret guide.
It is in looking back that we begin to realize the gift...and learn that the gift has many levels. That the worst case is our gold is only one level. That we are capable of facing our fear and walking toward it is deeper and more meaningful, mainly because we will be called to use that gift repeatedly in life...if we're doing it right.
I don't agree with those who say if you have faith you can't have fear. My beloved mentor, long ago, reminded me of the story in the New Testament of Jesus before his death praying so hard he sweat blood. That is not a prayer without fear...yet who can doubt his faith?
Which brings me to one of my favorite sayings: Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Thank You.
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