Have you ever thought about the difference between fear and faith? I was chatting with my neighbor the other day as our kids played together in the yard. She has been having some serious health problems and began to tell me how terrified she was to find out what was going on. As much as she dreaded knowing, however, she had forced herself to go through with the procedure because of her uncle. She then went on to tell me how he had had a sore throat for years, but didn’t have insurance so he just kept “believing” it would …

I recently had the privledge of helping a friend with her budget. As I sat with her, sorting through her bills, she kept saying “Oh, I just don’t even want to know.” Her face was pale, her hands sweaty… kind of the feeling you get when your oldest son urgently yells, “Mommy, come see what Luke did! (my one-year-old).” Your heart starts racing, dread overwhelms you, but not going into that room doesn’t change what’s in there.Fear had absolutely controlled her approach to money for years. She was constantly afraid that there wouldn’t be enough, so she felt like she …