The fear has been there all along.
Fear of the future, the what ifs, the
what if nots - they have all been lingering under the surfaces of our hearts
like lava ready to erupt. Busyness, like the earth's crust, has been concealing
the fear. Sometimes we feel the heat of it. But most of the time we choose to
ignore the warning signs of the hot lava beneath our feet and beneath our
hearts.
But now the fear is erupting. The
circumstances are just right. Busyness is being stripped away, distractions are
being removed, and the fear is burning on our hearts and in our minds. God
said, “Be still and know that I am God.” Being still is not a habit of mine,
not a habit of ours. Being still reveals what is truly going on and causes us
to face who God is; that stillness becomes a call to action, a call to live
differently.
Now we are being forced to be still.
The busy life we once knew - outings with friends, gym classes, coffee dates,
traveling - has ceased. And God is asking - “Will you know that I am God?”
So that is the question I must ask
myself. “Will I know that He is God?” This God - who sent His precious Son to
die for me, who purposed my days before time began, who is kind, who walks
beside me in the valley of death, who promises to return for His bride with
holy vengeance and jealous fury - is asking you to trust Him. He is asking you
to lay your fears at His feet. He is asking you to know and believe that He is
God. Will you?
The fear has been there all along.
But so has God. and His perfect love casts out fear. Trust Him today, friend.
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