I was a very fearful child! I was afraid to be alone, to walk by myself, to go down in the basement by myself, of scary movies such as the Twilight Zone—Alfred Hitchcock—Outer Limits. When I watched those TV shows total fear would set in. Fear seemed to be a constant company of mine while growing up. I began to learn how to cope with my fear. When my fear was getting the best of me. I would say the Lord’s Prayer over and over again and in between saying, “Help me LORD for I am afraid!” As I got older and my relationship with God became stronger—my fear of life and things that go bump in the night subsided. But sometimes those irrational fears emerge. Sometimes when I am walking into the basement, I still get the heebie-jeebies and I smile saying, “Ok God this is silly!” Fear is not from God. Fear is from the evil one. 1 John 4:18a reads, “But perfect love casts out all fear…” And God is love. Remember whatever you are afraid of, go to God. He will calm your fearful spirit. He will give you that peace which passes all understanding. John 14:27 says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” God is with you always and forever. God will calm your fearful spirit. Go to Him. God Bless. Amen.