If jealousy is a green eyed monster, then fear is its dark grey cousin. Not a legitimate fear, like one that keeps you from jumping from an airplane with no parachute, but the irrational fears that creep in and erode the foundations of our peace and joy.
That is me all over. And over. If the peace of God passes all understanding, why can't I get on the bus? the book on my Reading List in the side column by Max Lucado speaks to this type of fear. It is easier to read about then it is to defend against. God help me, cuz my armor is tin foil trying to be steel.
Mark 4:35-41 tells about Christ calming the sea. The passengers on the boat were in fear of their lives in a tangible way...the boat, the storm, the danger was imminent. But Christ was there. What could they have feared? Nothing.
Christ is as present in this Christ follower as he was in that boat. He is not worried. Why am I?
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