I think one of the tools that Papa God will use and has used to re-educate me is conversation. In the last couple days I have had short and exhaustively long conversations with content that I cannot ignore. Things that I needed to hear have been surfaced or resurfaced, giving me confidence that where I'm going is the correct path for me, both in the physical sense of traveling to Germany and the spiritual sense of taking a risk/leap of faith.
To abandon fear along the way will be my goal and I've been learning and experiencing what that's like everyday. I've learned that we create fear in our head, which affects our hearts, which can eventually kill us. I've learned that no one can make you feel what you don't want to. You make your own feelings and truths and lies within your head. If we are able to recognize the power of our thoughts and words than we can use those to better ourselves and our circumstances with the help of the power of God that is in us. We put up the barriers that our stopping us from achieving all we are capable of (and more considering most people have no idea what they are actually capable of, me included), so we should be able to pull those barriers down with practice.
I've also learned that people are amazing and human interaction is very important to God's ministry for us. It is overwhelming to think of how we "think"; how our minds perceive things based on how we are each programmed to receive data and process it. This is where the root of fear, emotion, bravery, and passion begin (as well as many other things), but they expand within us if we let them. It's interesting to discover other peoples' fears; things that I would never think of as scary or intimidating. It's especially interesting learning what my fears are, as well as my passions, abilities, and thought-process behind those things.
There's a made up statistic that says "99% of the things you worry about never happen." And though is cannot be tested completely, through experience I'd say this statement is pretty close to true.
As you can see, I've been very thoughtful lately. I hope this encourages you to explore your fears and learn how to retrain your mind to process differently. I'll be re-learning right there with you.
Today is going to be an incredible day. Blessings to all who read!
Love, Hannah


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