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2 Nephi 8:12-13

I was reading in the Book of Mormon the other day and I came across this passage. (Not familiar with the Book of Mormon? Start here.) It's taken from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament.

12 I am he; yea, I am he that comforteth you. Behold, who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of man, who shall die, and of the son of man, who shall be made like unto grass?
13 And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth, and hast feared continually every day, because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?

This passage hit me super hard this time around. I've actually been thinking a lot about fear. (For some more interesting thoughts on fear, check this out.)
One thing that's been scaring me a fair amount lately is the fact that I'm unemployed--and I really can't afford that at this point.
This passage just reminded me of all the times that I've been in similar situations and worse, and I've scraped by by the skin of my teeth knowing full-well that I only got through because of the help of the Lord and some generous human beings. Knowing that and having seen that repeatedly in my life, who am I to be afraid? It's almost like the verse was asking me, "don't you know who you are? Don't you know who your Father is? Don't you know He's got you?" (and I was like, oh yeah. Duh.)

Fear is pervasive. The world is scary. I get that. Obviously I still get scared all the time about all kinds of things; but our Father has got us. We have no reason to be afraid. Trust Him and move forward, and everything will work out.

Taken from lds.org
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