Fear, anxiety, and stress will wrap around our mouth and take our voice. We find ourselves tongue-tied in the face of serious situations, unable to ask pertinent questions…leaving us embarrassed and guilt-ridden for not speaking up. We then fear that others will think we are uncaring and indifferent, when we really are anything but that. The prophet Jeremiah was like this when God called him into service. (Jeremiah 1:6-10) Fear caused Jeremiah to immediately try and disqualify himself as unfit because of his young age and immaturity. But God responded to Jeremiah’s anxiety in verse 8 with, “Do not be afraid, I am with you.” And this still applies to us today…God can give us the same boldness to speak up just as He encouraged Jeremiah to do so.
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