by Barbara Latta
To look at the world’s ills, one could cower in fear of what’s
next on the tragedy agenda. Not only have we navigated a worldwide pandemic, we
have also endured weather disasters, political stress and civil unrest.
But you know what?
This is nothing new. Since the beginning of time mankind has
fought among himself, people have dealt with volcanoes, earthquakes and floods.
Nation has warred against nation and strife has not ceased.
Fear is the opposite of faith in God. When we fear, our eyes are on
the turmoil around us and not on the Father Who saves us.God’s instructions to His people to fear not appear in the Bible hundreds of times. He knew we would be influenced by the world and events around us and our natural senses would default to looking at tragic or impossible situations. His repetition of this phrase is because we need to hear it so much.
When I was struggling with fear of the future God reminded me of these 3 things.
We shouldn’t live in fear because:
