29/08/2026
When Faith Became Stronger Than My Fear
I know myself too well.. I am a worrier. When it comes to my health, my mind easily runs ahead, imagining every possible “what if.” The days leading to my surgery were filled with fear, anxiety, and countless thoughts I couldn't quiet.
I prayed, but I worried. I tried to be strong, but deep inside, I was scared.
Then the day of the surgery came.
And strangely, the fear that had been following me for weeks became quiet. There was calmness in me that I could not explain. I simply surrendered. I stopped trying to control what was beyond my hands and placed myself completely in God's care.
I remember thinking, I've done everything I can. Now, I just have to trust.
And I did.
The procedure went well. I woke up knowing that the thing I had feared for so long had finally passed and I was okay.
Looking back now, I realize that perhaps the greatest miracle was not that I never became afraid. It was that, in the moment when I needed it most, my faith became bigger than my fear.
I am still a worrier. I may still have anxious days and moments when my mind wanders toward the worst possibilities. But this experience has given me something to hold on to:
I have been through something I was deeply afraid of, and God carried me through it.
So when fear comes again, I will remind myself of this day. I will breathe. I will pray. I will surrender. And I will trust.
Because I have already witnessed what faith can do when I finally let go and let God take over.
Jeremiah 30:17 "For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord".
