Choosing Faith over Fear
These days, there are plenty of
reasons to fear. Our world seems to be in a continuous state of war and crisis.
The jobs market is dismal, natural disasters wreak havoc, and stories of crime
dominate the headlines. As Christians, we know that fear should have no place
in our lives, but how can we ignore what's going on around us?
Basically, there are two paths
you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and
not trust God. Another way of saying this is that you cannot both obey and
disobey Him--partial obedience is disobedience. So, which road are you traveling?
Some people who read the Bible
and believe in God nevertheless choose to live with fear. Seeing others
experience hardship, they start wondering if it could happen to them: Someone
at my office lost his job; will I be next? Someone died in an accident--I could
die too. But this kind
of "logic" places
your circumstances above your relationship to God.
If Satan can get you to think
like this, he has won the battle for your mind. But when you focus on God
rather than your circumstances, whatever the situation is, you win. The Bible
tells us, "God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and
love and discipline" (2 Tim. 1:7).
Our heavenly Father understands
our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to
encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our
needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my
worrying stopped.
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