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‘The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’ Psalm 27:1 NKJV

An old saying tells us, ‘Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.’ It exaggerates the problem, and as a result, you expend valuable energy in ways you shouldn’t. For example, sometimes you avoid things that can’t really harm you at all.

Like the man who returned to his holiday cabin from a hike, badly scratched and bruised. ‘What happened?’ his wife asked.

‘I met a snake,’ he answered.

‘But didn’t you remember,’ his wife said, ‘the park ranger told us yesterday none of the snakes here are poisonous?’

Her husband replied, ‘They don’t have to be poisonous if they can make you jump off a seven-metre cliff!’ Clearly the man’s fear—not the snake—was the problem.

Being anxious robs you of strength for today, and it won’t change a thing about tomorrow. As long as you allow fear to take control, you’ll never go where God wants to take you, or discover and develop the talents He has placed within you. And here’s the great thing: God will help you to confront and conquer the fears that are controlling you.

David the giant slayer, author of Psalms and Israel’s beloved king, often found himself with his back to the wall. Writing about such an occasion he said, ‘Make haste to help me, O Lord.’ (Psalm 38:22 NKJV) ‘Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me.’ (Psalm 40:13 NKJV) But David knew who to turn to: ‘The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’

When God is the source of your strength, you can face your worst fears and overcome them.

SoulFood: Lev 16, Lev 23:26–32, Heb 9:1–14, Heb 13:11–16

word4today an adaptation of The Word For Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright 2024

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