We’re All Afraid Of Something

Whether we like to admit it or not we all have things we fear. And, I’m not just talking about snakes, spiders, and the dark. I’m talking deep concerns like what now, what next, and what else could go wrong. These fears are only fueled more as social media bombards us with news that unsettles our souls. The more you hear and read the more you worry about what might happen next.

I’ll be quick to admit that my health concerns alone have frightened me to my core. The longer my issues exist the more I wonder what this might mean for the future. Will I suffer the rest of my life? Could things even get worse? How will this further affect my family? Will I ever get back to enjoying life and not just thinking about my pain? I could pile at least another 100 “What If” scenarios. But, for the sake of my sanity I’ve got to give it all up to God.

Was God not in control before this happened to me? Is God not still in control despite what has happened to me? As the old song goes, “For the God on the mountain, is still God in the valley. When things go wrong, He’ll make them right. And the God of the good times, is still God in the bad times. The God of the day, is still God in the night.”

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear…. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us;”
Psalm 46:1-2, 10-11