Paws on God's Path

Blog By: Melanie Drews

Scripture-rooted Christian devotionals and everyday faith reflections (with a little fur along the way 🐾)

Dog mom 🐾 | Aspiring children’s author | Student ministry leader

“Don’t Be Afraid,” My Master Said

“It’s okay. Don’t be afraid,” my owner tells me this all the time!

When there’s a rumble in the sky, and it frightens me, he looks at me with loving eyes and says, “Don’t be afraid.”

Walking down the sidewalk, another furry friend starts to curl their lip and growls at me. I get anxious ‘cuz what if they really want to hurt me. “Don’t be afraid,” my owner tells me.

Curled up on the couch, all of a sudden, that scary music comes on, and I don’t know what it means, but my hackles are up for sure! “Don’t be afraid,” he tells me again with his arms around me for double comfort.

Other times, I hear weird noises from behind our fence, and I’m not sure what they are, so I get scared. “Don’t be afraid,” he continues to tell me. 

Every time I feel frightened, scared, anxious, confused, or any other feeling I don’t know what to do with, I know my owner is there to comfort me and tell me, “Don’t be afraid.” 

I won’t always know what the scary noise is, why I feel frightened, or understand why things are happening, but I know my owner is always with me, even when I can’t see him. I immediately feel better, I feel safe, and I know I am loved. 

“Don’t be afraid” (Matthew 28:5) 

“ Do not be afraid” (Joshua 1:9)

“Don’t be afraid!” (Luke 2:10)

 “Don’t be afraid!” (Revelations 1:17)

And countless others!

With lots of faith and a little fur 🐾

Melanie Drews

Paws on God’s Path

7 responses to ““Don’t Be Afraid,” My Master Said”

  1. So poetic and yet powerful 🔥. Beautiful writing 👏

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      Melanie Drews

      Thank you! Trying out some different writing styles for children’s books so this is encouraging, I appreciate it!

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  2. Oh! That’s nice. You write children books? Do you have some published so that I can check it out?

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    1. Yes!! I am currently working on a few to publish digitally. My goal is to have a few published by the end of this month. I will definitely share them here with you when they are ready. Thank you for the support 💜

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  3. Yaaay💃🏾. I can’t wait to read them to my baby girl. She is turning one soon.

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    1. Oh yay!! Happy early Birthday to your baby girl 💗You just gave me motivation to get them ready for readers/families, thank you!

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  4. Thank you🌹. We are anticipating 💃🏾💃🏾

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