Intimidated By God's Calling Placed On My Life?

For the first time, since I have received God's calling, I feel intimidated about the task ahead of me. And, it's not just a little fear... I am confident that the word I am looking for is closer to "terrified." Why though!? At first, I was afraid of going alone and being by myself in a foreign country, but God was faithful with His promise to me and He has provided. Now, it's the mission as a whole! It's my future as a whole! IT'S EVERYTHING! I'm so nervous about all the timing and I'm frustrated with the fact that I have NO clue what I will be doing over there in Mongolia.

So, I would like to share with you what I learned about fear and where it comes from.

In 2 Timothy 1:7 we read that God "has not given us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, sound judgment, and self control."

Through this verse, we know that fear is not of and from God. Therefore, fear is from the enemy -Satan.

It seems like fear is starting to kick in, in order to distract me from the mission HERE and NOW... and the enemy is doing a good job. Thankfully, God is on my side and He has already been and is victorious!

"... Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. I will be with you when you pass through the waters, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. You will not be scorched when you walk through the fire, and the flame will not burn you." -Isaiah 43:1-2

There is nothing that my God can not handle and God will always be there to be my strength, my shepherd, comfort, and my Lord. How awesome is that?

Why do I have such little faith (Matthew 8:26)? What is too big for my God to handle? Nothing.

So, today's lesson learned is that I need to trust and have faith in my God. Better yet, I need to surrender to His plans and allow Him to take control, because if I am on my own I will be overwhelmed. And lastly, that I need to not overlook what God plan for me is NOW and I need to continue serving and worshiping Him while I'm waiting...

Thanks for reading. You may see a few more posts where I am "struggling" with something. These posts help me collect my thoughts and force me to do some research in the Bible for a solution... So bare with me. Haha!