Fear Is Set Aside

My biggest fear is being misunderstood.  I know that sounds silly, but it's the truth.  God has been really challenging me with that lately. He and I have had many conversations about this topic since I've been facing this fear pretty hard core. On Sunday, God pointed out something very obvious that I'd never thought of before. Jesus spent much of his ministry being misunderstood.  He eventually died because of it. I don't think I'm going to die because of this, but I do have a new understanding of how I am understood by the Savior in my fear. Jesus has so much more to offer than I realize. I have been walking with Him for a long time and yet, the most obvious things about Him go right over my head sometimes. My prayer has been that I would come into closer, deeper relationship with Him and I'm finding that means I end up facing many fears I would rather leave alone. However, there is something that happens in those face to face moments that can only be described as Jesus moments. The fear is set aside and I am able to focus on the face of the One who is my salvation. Circumstances are becoming less and less and my relationship with Christ is becoming more and more.