Trading Fear for Truth: One Man’s Journey Sample

Don't Fear Your Future

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

It’sprobably one of the first questions an adult asks a child.We are born with dreams for a better tomorrow. Kids dream about becoming doctors, lawyers, pilots, teachers and police officers.

My dream was a little different. I knew as a little boy that I wanted to become an accountant. You heard that right — an accountant. Numbers were cool! But I found out soon enough that no one believed in my dreams. My family could never provide me with the opportunity to pursue them.

I grew up in extreme poverty in Kenya. My two brothers, my mother and I lived on a meager budget of $10 per month. That’s the best she could do with what she had been given.

When people asked that favorite question, I responded with a big smile on my face: “I want to be an accountant!” Adults and children alike proceeded to tell me to stop wasting my time dreaming. None of my dreams would ever come true.

I would live poor, I would die poor and life would go on without me.

In second grade, I was invited to my local church to eat some good food and play with my friends. At least that’s what it looked like to me. But that church also introduced me to the Bible and the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The truth in the Word of God exposed me to Scriptures like Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV): “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”

I didn’t have to fear the future. God had a plan for me! Knowing the truth in the Word of God about who I am and whose I amset me free. Poverty left my life the day Christ came into my life. And yes, eventually, I became an accountant with a CPA status in the United States.

God has a plan for your life too. Through him, you have hope and a future. Allow that truth to settle in your heart today and watch your fear fade.

Scripture: Psalm 20:1-5