“Facing Your Fears”
Facing your fears in life can be one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to overcome.
I remember standing in a long line one sunny day surrounded by laughter and excitement. The smell of popcorn filled the air, children were squealing with joy, and families were rushing to get a good spot. At that time, my 16-year-old son, Jeremy, turned to me, placed both hands on my shoulders, looked me in the eyes, and said, “I’ll be back, Mom. I’m going to face my fears!”
He walked off toward the Giant Drop — one of those towering roller coasters that snatches your breath and drops your stomach at lightning speed.
In that moment, I didn’t just see my son facing a thrill ride. I saw his future. I saw a man who would face life’s mountains with courage because he’d learned that fear doesn’t have the final say. And deep in my heart, I knew that because I had faced my fears, he would learn to face his, too.
At that time in my life, I was in my own “giant drop” season. I was searching for anyone who could understand what I was walking through — the pain, the uncertainty, the moments of silence where faith had to whisper louder than fear.
That’s when I thought about Mephibosheth.
In 2 Samuel 4:4, the Word says:
“Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.”
Mephibosheth didn’t do anything wrong. He was dropped while someone else was trying to protect him. Some of us can relate to that — being hurt by those who were supposed to help us.
Maybe while you were running from one storm, another one hit. Maybe in trying to protect yourself, you still got wounded. Maybe you’ve been dropped in life — by people, by circumstances, by broken promises.
But God has not forgotten you.
In 2 Samuel 9, King David asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
That verse alone gives me hope. Because David’s heart mirrored the heart of God — always searching for the forgotten, the broken, and the dropped.
When Mephibosheth came before David, he fell on his face in fear, thinking judgment was coming. But instead, David said, “Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.”
Mephibosheth went from being crippled and hiding in Lodabar — the place of no pasture, no provision, no promise — to sitting at the king’s table, restored and redeemed.
God is saying the same thing to you today: Fear not.
No matter what’s crippled you — mentally, emotionally, financially, or spiritually — the King remembers your name. He knows exactly where you are, and He’s coming to restore what was lost.
The very thing that once disqualified you will become the platform God uses to bless you. What once hurt you will now help you. The same lineage that caused Mephibosheth to fall became the reason David sought him out to bless him.
God is turning the tides.
So face your fears. Stand tall even if your legs still tremble. The King has already prepared your seat at the table — and your invitation says restored, redeemed, remembered.