From the CANON on this blog:
Solutions
1. God
is omnipotent and therefore can solve any problem. He may choose to use the solutions listed
below, but he often provides in ways you could have never imagined. The poor should cry out to God for help,
rather than depending on Baal.
From today’s scripture reading:
Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited his
people and redeemed them. He
has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David,
just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago. Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us. He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred
covenant with them, the covenant he
gave to our ancestor Abraham. We
have been rescued from our enemies, so we can serve God without fear, in holiness and righteousness forever.
Luke
1:68-75 (NLT)
From today’s devotional:
The
Scriptures distinguish between two kinds of fear: healthy and unhealthy. For
example, a protective type of anxiety helps prevent avoidable harm by warning
us not to touch a hot stove or walk on thin ice. And we are commanded to have a
proper fear of God. This includes an overwhelming sense of awe because of who
He is—namely, Judge and sovereign King. It also involves a lifestyle of
respectful obedience that honors Him.
Unhealthy
fear causes us to feel tense, uncomfortable, or threatened. Its source may be a
childhood experience or an authority figure’s repeated negative words. The
feeling of distress becomes rooted in our thinking and colors our
decision-making. Even when there’s no longer any basis for this anxiety, it may
continue to inhibit us.
The
imagination is also a source of fear. We can get caught up in “what if”
thinking, such as, What if something goes wrong? or What if the
outcome I want doesn’t come about?
This kind
of agitation can block God’s best in our life. His purposes often require that
we move beyond where we feel most comfortable. Learning new skills, changing
jobs, or trying a different way of ministering to others could be part of what
He expects. Such challenges present the opportunity to trust the Lord and obey
Him.
Fear
doesn’t come from God (2 Timothy 1:7).
Let the Holy Spirit guide you from a place of disquiet into the freedom that is
ours in Christ. There you will discover the ability to follow His plan without
being hindered by overwhelming fear.
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