Running on Faith

Jeremy T., Utah, USA

I am a cross-country runner. One day before a race I had great fear come over me. This was an important race and I was afraid that I wouldn’t do well. I didn’t want to let my team down. I called my mom a little bit before the race began and told her how I felt. She began to sing the third verse of “How Firm a Foundation” (Hymns, no. 85) to me. The song reminded me that I should not fear, because God is with me. I repeated these words over and over in my head until my fear went away and I was able to run the race.

Satan wants us to be miserable like him. I realized that one of the biggest tactics that he uses is fear. When I feel fear about something good, I know Satan is working to trick me. Fear holds me back from trying to succeed and be happy. I am a child of God, and He cares about me. He will always be there for me when I am willing to go to Him. He will never let me go through this life alone.