In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children will have refuge.
Proverbs 14:26
This proverb jumped out at me recently.
Do I have strong confidence?
Lately the answer has been “no.”
I can easily get upset by thinking through future possibilities. This past year has brought uncertainty on many levels. Whether it’s in the world, the nation, the church, the home… life has been disrupted.
My mind convulses as I begin to imagine scenarios:
What’s going to happen this year?
What’s going to happen next year?
How long will it be like this?
I can quickly grow anxious thinking about all the “what if’s.”
But the Lord encourages my heart.
I can’t be confident in a changing world.
I can’t put my trust in fading mist.
But I can run to Refuge.
He is my strong confidence.
I know my Good Father loves me, and has promised to be my Shield.
In Christ, who lives forever, I have all I could ever need.
There’s no expiration date, there’s no termination.
He will never evict me from His shelter and His love.
He is always there to hold me.
So instead of crying helplessly in the wind and rain,
I will run to my Waiting Refuge.
He won’t turn anyone away.
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