For so many years, our (my wife and I) conversations centered around fearful, worried, defeated thoughts. Thank God, finally, we got fed up and sick of living that way and, through some teaching we heard, began to keep our mouths shut unless we could say verses that re-programmed us to trust God. Whenever we’d begin to talk about fear, we’d remind each other about scriptures that would help our faith in God grow. Life was so challenging at that point, that we really had no other choice and that, as it turned out, was a tremendous, life-altering blessing. Now, I can see that God allowed my panic disorder, migraines, and all of the other fearful circumstances to teach us how to apply His truths so we could learn how to rest in Him, alone.
Fear is a lie. Fear comes from the devil who is the father of lies…
There are so many opportunities to worry about so many things in life. But, in Jesus, those same opportunities are occasions to exercise our faith in Him and His mighty Word. When fear thoughts approach, fight them off by remembering verses like these:
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:10
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Psalm 56:3
LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
Psalm 84:12
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
Proverbs 3:25
“You know, Mark, we’ve never been glad that we worried about this or that. Worrying only made our lives more miserable.” Wise words from my wife.
Every day, Jesus is developing our faith. With each passing year, we find that He really has been faithful to us, that we really can trust Him with all our heart. Learning to be content in all of life’s situations is where He’s taking us.
Jesus doesn’t abandon us. No way. He’s in perfect control. We’re not going down, and we’re not going under. No, instead, in His all-knowing way, Jesus is making us anxious for nothing.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:10
When we refuse to give into worry, we are seeking God by exercising our faith in Him, in His care of our lives, our hearts, minds and souls.
God bless,
Mark