Courage, Dear Heart

“But no one except Lucy knew that as it circled the mast it had whispered to her, "Courage, dear heart," and the voice, she felt sure, was Aslan's, and with the voice a delicious smell breathed in her face.”

There are a lot of fears and anxieties in my life right now.

What if something happens to me or to P?

What if our trip to Colombia is full of disaster instead of fun?

What if an elevator gets stuck with me in it (this one is a life-long fear!)?

What if I open up my heart to love again only to lose the one I love again?

What if I already care too much for my heart to not be affected?

What if I'm making the wrong decisions?

What if anxiety comes back with the intensity of the past?

BUT God. All these things could happen. Unlikely but unlikely things are not impossible things. But here is what is true.

I will be held.

Jesus will never leave or forsake me.

Only His love is vital.

In the end, the only relationship I can hang onto forever is my relationship with God and that is secure.

I am invincible until the day that God takes me home (thanks for this one G!).

My best days are ahead of me in Heaven.

I can love and lose if the love is from Christ.

I have survived devastating loss. So has P. I can do it again.

"Aslan" is on the move. Jesus is working all things for good. I can take courage, take heart. I am loved and I am in his hands.