Uprooting anxiety!
Verse for Today: Monday, December 10, 2012
2 Chronicles 32:07 – Be
strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of
Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than
with him.
The right understanding
of our resources is a buffer when enemies attack us. We can be confident that
with God on our side, we are stronger than any enemy who confronts us. But this
realization comes to us only through divine wisdom and understanding. The
presence of God with us makes all the difference no matter how few our material
resources are. Our God fights our battles for us and assures us of victory. But
He is more concerned about our inner battle with fears and anxiety. Once these
inner negative forces are subdued, we can focus on the enemy of external situations.
Remember, our fears often push us to succumb to defeat. But when we take
courage in our God and get ourselves filled with His strength through His
Spirit, we will be able to face the inner of fear and discouragement in the
name of Jesus and enjoy victory. When the Spirit controls our sanctified
thoughts and imaginations, we will be able to see what our God will do for us
in times of need. King Hezekiah had such confidence in God because he believed
in God’s power. Today we can be confident that our God is with us to drive away
all our fears and anxiety and fill us with courage and strength to face our
situations. When God’s Spirit enlightens our hearts, we will be able to see
that we are the greatest force with God on our side. This confidence comes to
us by faith in the might of our God.
Dear reader, are you
faced with brutally powerful enemies of fear and anxiety that try to shatter
you? Are these enemies showing their fierce and ugly face to terrify you and
take away all your confidence in life? But don’t forget that you are in the
hands of your God who is fighting your enemy from your side. Your future is all
marked out by God according to His eternal plans for you. Your trust in God
will drive away your anxiety about your tomorrows. No matter how fierce your
situation is, it will not scare you away if you put all our trust in God. Your God never changes His promises which
hold true over and above your seemingly hopeless circumstances and situations.
Fear drives us to grope in a dark and hopeless future and leaves us blind and
helpless, but our God takes us by His hands and leads us to bright hope in Him.
Anxiety pushes us to get exasperated about our future needs and leaves us
hopeless. But God’s children who put their hope and trust in God finds help to
face the powerful psychological enemies of fear and anxiety and subdue them.
Joseph had such hope in the promises of God which strengthened him to keep
going while in the pit and in the prison. The trust he had in God kept Daniel hopeful
while spending a night with hungry lions. The Hebrew youth were encompassed
around by their God when they were in the fiery furnace. David put all his
faith in His God in the depth of hopelessness when he was pursued by enemies
all around. Paul was encouraged by God’s promises when he was under attack by a
series of human and psychological foes. Hezekiah had the faith that his God who
was with him was much bigger than all his enemies put together. Today this God is our God too and He takes us
by His powerful hands to lead us forward. His promises are for us today if we
are committed to appropriate it with dependence and trust in Him. Once we leave
our future with God, it is His blessed privilege and prerogative to lead us
forward to meeting our needs while helping us to fight our greatest fears and
anxieties.
Psalms 48:14 – For
this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end.
Thought for Today
God erects a wall around us with His promises to
enable us to live without fear and anxiety.
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