Psalm 56: Fear is a huge weapon Satan uses on us. We fear many things, loss of family, jobs, homes, possessions. The list goes on and on. We fear because we can’t control. It affects our health, our ability to function, and even how deep our relationships become because it is rare to open one’s self up if we fear we will hurt through the experience. How do we overcome? That is a great question. The Sunday school answer is Jesus. lol, and deep down that is correct, but what does that look like in our lives? It begins with turning over the reigns of control to the One we know can control all things. God is the creator of all things. He holds them all together. He can be trusted even when we don’t understand all we are going through. We walk by faith not by sight. Knowing He is in control we can follow His instruction and know He has tomorrow in control. It may not be exactly as we had hoped but we know He loves us and is for our good. He sees tomorrow and directs our paths in the right way. Knowing these things we can have confidence and live in peace on the inside and out. His plans are bigger that we can dream or imagine. Ephesians 3:20 reminds us.
On days when I am tempted to be anxious and overwhelmed I run back to some of the verses we read today.
Psalm 56:3″But when I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you.
4I praise God for what he has promised.
I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?”
If you are experiencing fear today these would be great verses to write on a card and place it where you will see it often. For me, I have been ministered to even as I have written these reminders of why I can trust Him. May you be encouraged too.