A former acquaintance came to call on me New Year’s day (I’ve always wanted to use that expression. 🙂 ). His visit was unexpected, meaning he was certainly NOT invited. Maybe he thought I subscribed to the old wive’s tale (or somebody’s old tale) that a man should be the 1st to cross the threshold into your home on the 1st day of a new year. He obviously doesn’t know me as well as he thinks, or in this case, as well as he used to.
I recognized him right away. He still has the same, sneaky m.o., emitting the stench of doubt and uncertainty to announce his arrival. It’s sad to admit, but our history is quite extensive. Yes, we were acquainted for far too long. It was always an awkward, one way, relationship. Seems he was the only one to ever receive any satisfaction from it. For me, it was simply the lure of an uncomfortable comfort zone. As the curtain closed on the previous year, I made it perfectly clear that I wanted nothing else to do with him. Despite my declaration, he decided to stop by anyway. Determined…. He probably thought I was bluffing…
The scene quickly became intense. There was no way I would allow him to cross the threshold, but he was content to not depart gracefully. “Have it your way,” I thought. I said I was walking away from the relationship, and I meant it! By any means necessary, I was prepared to do whatever it took to make it clear that I have NO intentions on going back. I would be free from his grasp once and for all.
He put up a struggle; I wasn’t surprised. No worries. I was trained to confront a tenacious competitor. I closed my eyes, and I started swinging!!
God has not given me the spirit of fear. I have POWER, love, and a sound mind! (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV) BAM!!
In God have I put my trust: I WILL NOT fear what man can do to me. (Psalm 56:11 KJV) BAM!! BAM!!
The Lord commands me to be strong and of good courage; I WILL NOT fear! Wherever I go, the Lord is with me. (Joshua 1:9 KJV) – BAM!! He loses his balance and begins to stumble…
I am STANDING in my freedom in Christ! I WILL NOT be entangled with your yoke of bondage ever again!! (Galatians 5:1 KJV) – KNOCK OUT!!!! He never knew what hit him.
He had some nerve to show up here, and so early in the morning, too. Triumphantly, I watched as Fear slithered away to whence he had come. “Silly rabbit,” I thought. “Tricks are for kids.”
Love it!!!!!