These are scary times we’re living in right now. Many intuitive people have a palpable feeling of impending doom, a dread that “something big is coming”. Even people of faith are perturbed and unsure of current happenings. Both faith and fear are spiritual beliefs that look to an unknown future. The difference between the two is that Faith believes God will come through for us - and Fear believes that He might not. Anxieties are not from God - “7For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of a calm and well-balanced mind.” (II Timothy 1:7) From this Scripture we see that when anxiety grips our throat, God will calm us down ( if we let Him.)
But how do we combat this fear, doubt, and anxiety? I heard a brilliant speaker many years ago say that “it’s all between our ears, that’s where the battle takes place". Fearful thoughts take root in our minds, so if we can't transform our world, it is our thinking that must be transformed: “ be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Romans 12:2) Renewal not by self-hypnosis, but every day in the Word of God. Meditating on God’s Word is not difficult, since meditating simply means that we roll a thought over and over again in our mind. We read a Scripture and literally dwell on it. We have to make a choice – do we meditate on the fearful things that worry us, or on Scripture? Whatever meditation choice we make determines our level of peace. 3”You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind is stayed on You”. ( Is. 26:3) So,if we keep our mind fixed on God and His Word, His peace will follow.
Put in military terms:” 6Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in everything, by prayer and (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. 7And God's peace shall be yours, that peace which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds. “ (Philippians 4) The Apostle Paul uses a military term to explain this peace. We go to God in prayer, thankful for His many blessings, and we throw our fears before Him and ask for His help. What follows is God’s peace, which Paul compares to a garrison of soldiers that stand guard over our hearts and minds to prevent fear from establishing a stronghold in our life. It’s a great picture to envision as we pray – Taking our fear to a military outpost, and placing our worries amid a well-equipped company of soldiers whose only assignment is to guard our hearts and keep us peaceful.
God says “Trust Me” between the lines on every page of Scripture. He has firmly embedded the words “Trust Me” in every tear I have ever shed while crying out to Him in prayer. Through every crisis I have ever personally laid at His merciful throne, He has insisted in my ear “Trust Me.” And, highlighted over all the news events of these troublesome days, are stamped those words “Trust Me”.
