"I'm not afraid..."

At a retreat this past weekend, I learned something that really changed the way I think about some things. One of those things is my fear of dolphins.
I love metaphors. This is one I really enjoyed in the moment.
A woman, April, was speaking about how we shouldn't be chained to this world, instead we should be chained to Christ. Dolphins live in the ocean. They eat and sleep and live in the water, but they breathe air. They get their real life from breathing air outside of the world they live in under water. We breathe in the Kingdom; we get our life from God rather than the things of this world.

Another speaker also talked a little bit about fear. She said that we shouldn't be afraid of anything because fearing something more than we fear God is a sin. Then again, "if you live your life too safely, you will never know the thrill of God working through you."

A song I've been singing a lot lately has been on my heart regarding this subject. "Show Me Your Glory" by Jesus Culture:

I see the cloud, I step in
I want to see Your glory as Moses did
Flashes of light, rolls of thunder

I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid

Show me Your glory, show me Your glory
Show me Your glory, show me Your glory

I’m awed by Your beauty, lost in Your eyes
I want to walk in Your presence like Jesus did
Your glory surrounds me and I’m overwhelmed

I long to look on the face of the One that I love
Long to stay; in Your presence is where I belong