Wherever He Leads I'll Go

Wherever He leads I'll go. Is this true? In my heart of hearts, is it true?

I feel as if I am at a pivotal point in my life. The old has been stripped away; the new is exciting, and well, new. Even though my life has been dumped upside down and sifted through, its the first time in a really long time I am feeling comfortable in my own skin. My identity has shifted - I am not what I do, but who I truly am is found through the eyes of Christ. I'm His girl, and He loves me so.

"I'll follow my Christ Who loves me so". Well, why shouldn't I? He loves me unconditionally. He has promised that nothing could ever separate me from His love. And He keeps His promises. It's been said that "nothing but what He ordains for your good befalls you.”  Honestly though, it scares me to death. I have heard Him whisper that He is about to do something new. I feel the tightness of my grasp on the things of this world being loosened. But leaving all my preconceived ideas and comforts behind and following Him WHEREVER He leads - terrifying.

I've gone head to head with fear and anxiety before - they are jerks and liars. There is such a thing as healthy fear - but that's not the guy I'm talking about. Unjustified, illogical, life-draining, paralyzing fear, the kind that makes me question everything and never want to leave the house -  that guy, big jerk. How much life have I missed out on because I let fear sweet talk me by disguising himself as caution or comfort?  Not that I want to go play in traffic, but I recognize that fear has crippled me in the past and, quite frankly, I'm over him.

Jesus gave His life for me. He daily draws me to Himself. He wants me to know His will for my life. He has been with me through the shadows dim and o'er the stormy sea. Why shouldn't I trust Him with my heart, my life, my all?