Are You Afraid? – Art Paul Schlosser

Are You Afraid?

by Art Paul Schlosser

Are you afraid or really brave? Do you have fears or just scary-looking mirrors? What are you afraid of? Witches, black cats, goblins, or bloody gloves? Is it a logical fear or just your beer? Our President Franklin D. Roosevelt said: “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” And FDR had polio and was President When our economy wasn’t that great And the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor So, if FDR could be strong And get a nation through that troubling time Maybe with God’s help, we can be strong too Psalm 27 verse 1 & 2 says The Lord is my light and my salvation Who shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life Whom shall I be afraid? So, here is what happened to Ralph When he had to work late on Friday the 13th Coming home, it was a dark and stormy night Getting off the bus, there was a strange, tall, scary-looking guy following him So, Ralph started walking faster And the scary-looking man started walking faster, too So, Ralph started to run And the scary-looking man started to run too So, Ralph ran faster and so did the scary-looking man What was going to happen? Well, Ralph managed to make it home and locked the door Then he heard knocking, but he didn’t want to answer the door Because he knew it was the scary man At this point, Ralph was scared to death And he started to pray He was also considering calling 911 Then, the phone began to ring

It couldn’t be that guy--he doesn’t know my number? Ralph: “Hello!” Big scary man: “Hi, my name is Sam, the guy outside your door. You left your wallet on the bus.” So, ask yourself: is the fear logical fear? And whether it is or not, trust God to help you through it Psalm 27 verse 1 and 2