Knowing God Has Set Me Free From Fear

God has made me strong, courageous, joyful, and full of peace.

She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. -Proverbs 31:25

This verse sits in a small frame on the nightstand beside my bed. It has been there for at least eight years, maybe longer. It became my favorite verse and prayer when I was deep in the middle of my health issues with Crohn’s disease, depression, anxiety, and drinking almost every day to cope with a heaviness that wouldn’t leave. I would…