“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” [Yoda - Star Wars Episode I]

Of all the Star Wars characters, I like Yoda the best. He is small in stature but very powerful and has a lot of wisdom. He’s the kind of character that I want to be. In my honest appraisal of myself, I’m already halfway of being Yoda with the third of his character well taken care of (having a small stature… well not really small… just average). As for the Jedi like powers and wisdom, I still have a long way to go.

Yoda has many great quotes in the Star Wars Trilogy but this one for me is the best. There’s a lot of truth in that line.

A lot of us have fears (both real and imagined) and a lot of times we feel weak facing them. I myself do have many. One of which I’m dealing with right now is causing me to be angry because it’s difficult for me to let go / face. God is putting them into the light for me to see clearly. He is calling my attention to face them; to stand up and stop soaking in them. It’s unhealthy to remain in these negative feelings. I don’t want them to turn into hate and suffering. They’re only preventing me from realizing my full potential as a son and servant of God.

I would just have to remind myself that if I believe, He would put me through those fears and that everything will be alright. He will be the one to enable me to conquer them. Not by my human efforts but by His Spirit.

 

2 Timothy 1:7 

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.”

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Romans 8:15

“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”