But as fear's speech motioned in dizzy circles around me that’s also when the presence of Jesus came to my very rescue.
His soothing and familiar voice echoed, "I’m with you, I’ll run with you, I’ll protect you", powerfully defeating and eliminating fears faint and taint murmur away from me. Prompted and encouraged by 1 John 4:18, "There is no fear in love, instead perfect love drives out fear", I inhaled a deep breath, slipped on my signature pink hoodie and pulled my laces tight, in that moment fathoming,
There is nothing to fear in life when Gods shoes are running alongside ours.
With those freshly recited words I braced the frosty air outside, arose the volume to my iPod, and clicked "Courageous" by Casting Crowns. And as the first six lyrics uttered themselves into my ears ("We were meant to be courageous"), I without a second's thought departed my safe street and travelled towards a whole new suburb and outlook on life.
The further I ran, the further fear distanced itself from my side, faith accompanying my journey instead.
Nevertheless, the true beauty and purpose of this post was what occurred next. Only when returning home, did I capture a fiery sunrise vanishing feebly behind the canopy of gumtrees directly above from me. It was a sunrise far beyond ordinary, and one I had only wished my outdated iPod would have allowed me to cherish on camera. Orange engrossed the seas sky while specks of red, flickers of yellow and hints of gold wove themselves through the lively auburn screen.