When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?
(Psalm 56:3-4)
Mighty God,
There are times we will be afraid. As David prayed, when I am afraid; it’s a natural reaction to many things. What then? It can feel overwhelming, especially if we don’t feel we have control, we feel too weak, the enemy feels to big. We may be tempted to trust ourselves or trust other things, but Lord, help us to keep our eyes unwaveringly fixed on You.
When we are afraid, we put our trust in You.
We lean on You. We go to You and we bring you every fear, every uncertainty, every hard thing.
Lord, we praise You - we see what You have done before, who You are, and see You as the One who does great things, mighty and strong, far greater than anything we may be afraid of. In You, we trust; we shall not be afraid. If You are with us, if You are watching over us, if You are bringing us safely home, if You are giving us Your full care, what can flesh, or COVID-19, or financial instability, or anything else in all creation do to us?
Lord, help us to see Your good care,
Bring us to Yourself,
Give us peace from our fears;
We hide away in You.
In Jesus’ name we pray,
Amen.