We are no strangers to bad news. Not one of us. And we are no strangers to fear as well. Fear is the one thing that can undermine our belief and faith in our God. It is well written that fear is the sharpest tool of Satan and which he uses well. When we fear, it is because we see no hope for the future. We depend on man and human power to bail us out.
If we treat the word FEAR as an acronym, the full form will be "False Evidence Appearing Real". Fear is mostly based on an untruth. The best of sales people use a technique called FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, wherein they sow the seeds of fear and doubt to "help" you make up your mind about buying their product.
But as a follower of Christ and God, and with the presence of the Holy Spirit in us, we do not need fear. We need to Trust in God and wait patiently for Him. Our wisest course is to do as Moses did at the Red Sea, “Stand still and see the salvation of God.” For if we give way to fear when we hear of bad news, we will be unable to meet trouble with that calm composure which nerves us for duty, and sustains us under adversity. How can we glorify God if we play the coward?
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