“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” Psalm 56:3
Meteorologists say that a fog capable of covering half a square mile is made up of only one glass of water, divided into 60 million particles. But when it settles, it can obscure your entire vision.
A little fear can do the same thing.
Why do almost half of us suffer from stress-related disorders? Because instead of walking by faith, we think we are supposed to fly like jets on supercharged adrenaline – and we pay for it in terms of fear and anxiety.
It is so easy for fear to replace faith, because they have something in common: both challenge us to believe in what we cannot see. Fear tries to persuade us to run from something that’s not there. Faith persuades us to run to Someone who is there for us.
A well known preacher of the past once said, “Fear knocked at my door. Faith answered, to find no one was there.”
Fear is overcome by faith – and faith comes by hearing the Word of God, Romans 10:17. Feed your faith on the scriptures, and fear will starve to death! To eliminate room for worry, fill the mind with God’s Word. Commune with Him in prayer to gain assurance and comfort.
The antidote to fear is to do what David did: “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” It all comes down to which we choose to put in control: fear, or faith.
“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.” John 20:27
“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?” Matthew 14:30-31
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