For the heart that feels gripped by anxiety and worried about many things, the word of God is comfort and relief. The simplicity of the word is all that is needed to break the hold of fear. I have found this psalm to be a template for me (amongst others) at times when I feel afraid.
When you’re aligned with God, even the elements around you listen to your voice. Every time you make a decree, the earth is listening and heaven is backing you. So you have to stop allowing the enemy to rob you of great and awesome encounters with God.
O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac… Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with the children. For You said, ‘I will surely treat you well
This is a popular scripture on anxiety and my personal favorite, rightly so. It not only says what not to do but what to do. First, I believe that as a member of this tribe, you already know by now that anxiety and worry are manifestations of fear. So you have to come out of it.
So today, I want you to know that the Spirit of love, of power, and of soundness of mind is available for you when you feel afraid. So let’s practice.
Could it be that there are situations where I need more courage and not more vengeance? Have I wrongfully prayed for death on people that needed light and by so doing refused the opportunity to grow in faith and courage? Have I been so focused on my comfort and my desire for retribution that I missed an opportunity to walk in love and grow in faith? Was Stephen right to have accepted being stoned to death instead of calling blindness on his stoners?
