Got Fear? Anxiety?

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We live in uncertain times. I not telling you anything you didn’t already know. Our hearts go out to the people in Ukraine whose lives have been turned upside down through no fault of their own. Fear and anxiety are reflected in the faces of those hurting people – but also in the faces of those close by us – maybe even in the face in your mirror! 

It’s not just today’s world that fills us with fear and anxiety. Because people in ages past struggled with these same emotions, when the Holy Spirit instructed the writers what to say in the Bible, He gave to us all Isaiah 41. God says, “Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I will uphold you with my Righteous Right Hand.”

Remember, when you need to free yourself of the fears and anxieties of life, there is a refuge:

  • “I am with you…” As you and I scurry around, wringing our hands, searching for answers to life’s concerns, the Omnipresent One says we don’t have to face challenges alone. Our God, our Creator, the Lover of our souls, the Mighty One, the Wisdom of the ages, the very one Who is the Author of Peace is with us.

  • “I will strengthen you…” Fear and anxiety drain and weaken us. They make us feel like there’s no way we can go on. WE may have no strength to continue – but – HE does and He promises that HIS strength is made perfect in our weakness!

  • “I will help you…” Do you feel helpless? Powerless? Hopeless? Without resources you need? Lacking direction? Lacking answers? Are you crying out for HELP???!!! It’s there – in the Person of Jesus Christ Who subjected Himself willingly to being helpless, powerless, hopeless; to denying Himself resources as He hung on the cross with your sins and mine on His Perfect Body! Take your focus off your circumstances and cry out “HELP” to Him.

  • “I will uphold you…” The Hand that holds all the power of the universe is able to and longs to uphold YOU, giving you all you need to face whatever comes your way. He can and will, graciously, sustain you.

The times in which we’re living, just as the times of people through the centuries, are filled with very real concerns. BUT – never doubt that they are under God’s control! Rest in His promises. I’ve only mentioned four of the 26,000 promises named in the Bible. He is faithful to keep every one of them!