Psalm 56:3 (NKJV) 3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
We all face fear from time to time.
Sometimes it’s a choice we might have made. Other times it’s a situation that we find ourselves in. There are very many things that we can cause us to be afraid.
Many believers feel that it’s bad to be afraid… that God is disappointed with us if we express fear. But this isn’t true.
Fear is something that is natural. God created us to fear certain things. It’s part of how we protect ourselves from things that are dangerous or harmful for us.
There is something, though, that God wants us to do when we face fear. He wants us to go to Him.
He doesn’t want us to run and hide. He doesn’t want us to make rash decisions. He doesn’t want us to let the fear control us.
As we go to Him, it’s OK to let Him know that we’re afraid. But once we do that, He wants us to let Him show us how to handle it.
God is faithful to guide us and give us His wisdom, if we will allow Him to. That’s the key to beating those things that make us fearful; receiving and following His counsel.
In Matthew 8:25-26, the disciples had become fearful for their lives as they were crossing the water in a boat. Jesus was with them and had fallen asleep.
As they saw their situation, they became fearful and woke Jesus to express their fear. Jesus scolded them for their lack of faith, and then He proceeded to rebuke the wind and the waves, bringing instant calm.
The important thing to take note of here is not the fact that Jesus scolded the disciples, but why He scolded them.
He didn’t scold them because they were afraid. He scolded them because they let their fear get the best of them and cause them to act irrationally, instead of simply asking Him for help in knowing what to do about it.
So that’s the lesson for us here; going to God to ask for His help and counsel, instead of running away, defeated by the fear.
When we’re afraid, let’s trust in Him.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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