November, 25th When fear creeps in Psalm 56 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in (God). Psalm 56:3 When my daughter exclaimed, “Mommy, a bug!” I looked where she was pointing and saw the largest spider I have ever encountered outside of a pet shop. I knew that spider would not be allowed to stay in our house. And yet, as I faced him I found I could not take one step closer to end the standoff. My pulse quickened. I swallowed and gave myself a pep talk. Still, fear kept me frozen in place. Fear is powerful. It can override logical thinking and produce irrational behavior. Thankfully, Christians don’t have to let fear of anything-people, situations, or even spiders-rule our actions. We can declare, “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in (God)” (Psalm 56:3). Taking this stand against fear is consistent with the Bible’s instruction to “trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). Our own understanding may lead us to overestimate the object of our fear and underestimate God’s power. When we are afraid, we can depend on God’s understanding (Isaiah 40:28) and trust in His love for us that “casts out fear” (1 John 4:18). So the next time fear creeps into your life, don’t panic. God can be trusted in the darkness. (Jennifer Benson Schuldt) Into His hands I lay the fears that haunt me, The dread of future ills that may befall; Into His hands I lay the doubts that taunt me, And rest securely, trusting Him for all. (Christiansen) Trusting God’s faithfulness dispels our fearfulness. https://youtube/watch?v=oNzGTPsFoxg
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:00:45 +0000
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