Overcoming fear

[FrancisBenedict]

“Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to Him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us? No! If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful and great. No! Only in this friendship do we experience beauty and liberation…When we give ourselves to Him, we receive a hundredfold in return. Yes, open, open wide the doors to Christ – and you will find true life.”
Pope Benedict XVI

 

[MaryT777]

Very nice; thanks for posting this.

 

[MidnightSun12]

These are absolutely beautiful words. Thank you for posting!

I spend so much time in fear… fear of evangelizing, fear of offending friends/family or fear of losing my job due to proclaiming the truth of Jesus Christ in every situation. As a result, I remain silent and fall into sin of omission and cowardice.

I need to remember that this fear is completely fabricated. It’s because of God that I have a job in the first place!

 

[Contra_Mundum_1]

Thanks for posting this quote.

I spent so many years in fear of God - I did not allow Him into my life completely. I feared losing myself and becoming a religious nut who only talks about Jesus and has nothing else going on in their life. How little did I understand what letting God take over really means. I’ve never been so happy and at peace as I have been since I let him in my life.