When I'm Afraid

Another daily devotional that speaks right to what I am dealing with. How do I trust and How do I let go? Those are 2 very hard things.

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When I'm Afraid
Written by Kristi Huseby

King David penned these words, “But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. I praise God for what He has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?” (Psalm 56:3-4 NLT)

When I’m afraid, when I take my eyes off of Jesus and put them on my circumstances or on myself – I have now given fear the power to overwhelm me.

How do I trust? By KNOWING God. If I don’t know Him and His goodness, then how can I trust Him?

As I write this, I’m reminded of how much I have failed to trust. I say I trust God but find myself living in a world of fear and worry. That worry and fear then lead to anger and attempts to control things on my own.

This battle for control and the effort to let go was such a vicious cycle in my life – and one that I struggled to break free from until I began to realize what I was actually doing and saying about God by my actions and words.

If I’m honest, when I worry I am really saying “God, you don’t know what is best for me but I DO! I don’t think I can trust You to handle this – so I’ll handle it myself!”

What I’ve been saying by living in the world of worry and fear is, “God I believe and trust that you can save me from my sins, but even though I know You are the God who created everything, Who has power over life and death and came to earth to die for me, I can trust you with my salvation, but not the everyday things of my life.”

1 John 4:17-18 says (NLT) “And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid … Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.”

“Perfect love expels all fear” That’s what the Bible says and it’s true: but do I believe it? If I know and comprehend this crazy love that God has for me – there is no room for doubt or fear or worry.
Lord, You are TRUST worthy! I can place my worry, fear and doubt on You. It’s a burden I no longer have to carry because You never intended me to carry it in the first place. You love me. You died for me. You sent Your only Son so that I could know You! Show me how to live dependent on Your perfect love. Amen.
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I can definitely relate to the writer on this one. I often (almost daily) find myself living in a world of fear and worry. Not a good way to live. I am missing out on all the wonderful blessings in my life!

Let's all make an effort to let go of one thing we can't control. Offer it up to God and let him take care of it!

xoxo
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