Monday, October 7, 2013

Fear Factor... Hold onto Jesus!


Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31:6) 

It comes with the territory; we all have fears. To make a listing of all the fears we
battle would easily fill pages and pages of this blog. We don't all suffer the same
fears, yet many of them are typical of the lives we live.

Jesus seemed acutely aware of the problem of fear and spoke frequently to his
disciples and those he taught about the need to not live in the state of fear.                                            I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 NLT

It's not difficult to see that Jesus is telling us that the real, lasting answer to
the problem of fear lies in faith or trust that God is in charge, and that He is the
comfort we need to face the things that trouble us.

For a part of my dear daughter's young life, she would not go to sleep
without someone holding her tiny hand. Obviously she has outgrown this need,
but it's an illustration, in many ways, of the relationship we need with the
God who is in charge of all things. We need Him to hold our hands in the
times of discouragement, disappointment, fear and insecurity. We need not
face these things alone, in fact, it is His desire that He be holding our hands
and leading us through the tough times of life.

We all are standing out there on the diving board of life waiting to jump..
God is in the water, hands outstretched, telling us to jump because he will
not allow us to be harmed. He, after all, is our God!

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