Proverbs 3:25,26

Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble when it comes; for the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.

We have a strong, powerful, mighty God, and He will keep us safe.  When trouble comes, and the devil tries to get us to fear, keep the focus on God.  Fear is a faith blocker and stops God’s ability to work on our behalf.  Speak the word and create a faith barrier and build up the wall of protection.

James 1:22

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

When we were in school, we would practice the things we were learning.  The Bible takes consistent practice until its teaching becomes a habit.  That is why we read it every day, so we remember and renew our minds.  Then joy comes to us as we walk uprightly before the Lord and in His word.  The rough spots smooth out, and hope is sustained in our hearts.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.”

History shows that the wisdom of man is never greater than the wisdom of God.  God’s plan is for peace and love between us on this planet.  The Holy Spirit is here to guide us and lead us onto the right path.  Many voices are coming to us through media that try to persuade us to change our way, but God is still the only voice we should listen to and obey. 

1 Thessalonians 4:17-18

Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.  And so we shall be forever with the Lord.  Therefore comfort one another with these words.  

As the world turns its back on God and turns to sin, we can be comforted that God has a plan.  We can remind ourselves that none of the turmoil is a surprise to God, and He won’t leave us helpless.  There is coming a day when we join Him in the clouds.  Just imagine meeting the Lord in the air and never having to leave?

14 Colossians 3:12-13

So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.  Bear with one another and forgive one another.  

Sometimes, we have to set our attitude before we leave the house.  If we know that if we have a spirit of kindness towards others, we will be less offended and not in strife, then kindness is the way to go.  If we walk in love and are longsuffering, then peace will be with us wherever we go.  Our prayers getting answered depends on our attitude towards others.  We are in charge of how we react.  

Philippians 4:13-14

Brothers, I do not count myself to have attained, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  

Our pasts are not a weight that we should keep carrying on our backs.  God has forgiven us, and we need to forgive ourselves so we can move forward.  We look at our current lives with every experience we have had.  When we let the negative experiences go and let God heal, we can now look at our lives with the eyes of Christ.  

Philippians 2:12-13

Do all things without murmuring and disputing, that you may be blameless and harmless, sons of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world.  

The struggle is real to try and keep the mouth from speaking when frustrated or angry.  Sometimes, we want to vent and complain, and we will feel better, but we don’t.  The problem becomes more extensive in our minds than if we would have just said nothing.  Light has a switch on and off, and negative speaking shuts off our light.  

Mark 13:43-44

Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury.  For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.  

The widow had faith in God! She understood God, whom she believed in, would provide for her.  Would it not be a test for the others who gave out of their abundance to give all?  Their giving didn’t require as much faith as the widows.  Giving is a trust issue.  Giving in a knowledge issue of the promises of God.  Giving is a faith issue. Giving in faith releases the cares of provision over to God.  

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children.  Walk-in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us as a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God.  

As beloved children of God, we have the best example of how to walk in this life.  God instructs us on dealing with fear, sickness, lack, and depression in our lives.  Love is the key to our faith and success in this life.  As imitators of Christ, the ability to show love to the unlovely is what we are to do.  

Romans 15:23

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith, for whatever is not from faith is sin.

Our thinking can be our downfall.  The devil knows this, and that is why he works to distract us with fears and worries.  Faith prays over something and then leaves it be.  Fear keeps talking about the problem and tells others until the fear becomes more significant than our faith.  We should cast down those imaginations that exalt above the word of God and rest in Faith.