Psalm 57:3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
"When I am afraid...." These words were written by
one of the most fearsome, brave warriors of his day, David. He was a fearless!
He was king. He was no coward and yet fear was a problem he had to deal with in
his life.....just as we do in ours. We are such fearful little creatures on a
tiny planet in a vast Universe. Make some noise and fear rises in our hearts.
Tell us there is crisis in the marketplace and panic ensues. Like David we all
deal with fear. We all know the world around us is not in our control. We all
live with imminent fear in our lives. How do we respond? What do we do when
fear rises in our hearts?
"I put my trust in you." The solution to the fears
we experience is someone, something big enough to calm them. Someone able to
resolve them. David said that his first response to fear was to trust in God.
We all run to something when fear rises in our hearts, what is it? Do we run to
the bank account? Is our first response a call to a loved one? Is our trust in
the government? Our job? Our family? When fear rises we need someone, something
able to resolve that fear, calm our anxiety. David trusted in God. Who or what
do you trust?
"In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not
afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" There is one last thing about
dealing with fear that is important- you have to know that the one you trust to
resolve it is really able to help. David, after many experiences with fear, had
found that God was trustworthy, able to calm his fears, able to solve his
problems. He knew his solution for fear was someone....God himself. What can
man do to you when the creator of the universe is your helper? What do you have
to fear when God is your refuge?
As one of the fearful little creatures on this tiny little
planet I'm so glad I have a big God who can calm my anxious heart and deal with
my fearful mind.
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