Fears and Uncertainty, what do we turn to?

It will not come as any surprise to you that with the economic climate uncertainty, fear and worry are strife in our culture at the moment.

What do we do with these fears? Worry? Think of as many smart solutions or back up plans as possible? Become overwhelmed with confusion?

Or would you turn to the God of this Universe, who holds earth in palm of his hand. Who ‘knitted us in our mother’s womb’, who has a plan for our lives, ‘a plan to prosper us and bring us hope for the future’. Who do we trust more? Our human ability limited somewhat or the God who loves us, died for us, looks at us and thinks of us as PERFECT, who calls us His children. When put simply it seems obvious what our choice should be, but hey why complicate things?

Worry and anxiety is something I often daily struggle with. Over analysing often and reading too much into the smallest of things, mad and embarrassing when I look back at it and put it in perspective. Daily I am training myself to not worry to lay down all I fear, all that concerns me at the foot of the cross and leave it there, trust in my God and not in my own understanding, as His word tells us: Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

I leave you with the picture I often get when choosing not to worry and to instead choose to trust God. I’m heavy, burdened with a big rucksack, the type you have to wear when doing Duke of Edinbourough (mission to get off!). I see the empty cross, for Jesus has risen from the dead and is alive Hallelujah! I walk up a grassy hill, look again at the cross, and then take off my rucksack, lay it there at the foot of the cross and I say Lord I’m going to trust you and not worry. Sometimes its tempting to almost grab back the rucksack and think yes but what about this and this..?! But I have to choose to bring it to the foot of the cross and leave it there. That moment I feel an amazing peace come over me, like there’s nothing to worry about it in the world, I’m happy and know all is going to be ok, for my God is in control, whatever the outcome, I know He is with me and this peace will go with me.