Why Are You Afraid?
We can be worried and afraid of many things.
I might have a physical illness and get anxious that it will be terminal. Or, at the very least it could stop me doing what I like and what I normally do. And waiting to find out doesn’t help my anxiety.
On the other hand, I might have money issues and be concerned about how I’ll pay the many bills, that are also increasing with tremendous speed.
Yet again one of my children might be ill or in trouble and I don’t know how I can help. And I know that whatever I decide to do it will be the wrong thing.
I could have a tough talk to give. And though it is for the Lord, I stay awake at night going over and over what I’m going to say.
We will all have our own scenarios.
A story:
A lady wanted to run a prayer group to help ladies that she knew grow in their relationship with The Lord. Her spiritual director thought it was a great idea and so she prepared for it as best she could. Before the first meeting she got very anxious and her family life suffered. She lead the prayer group and all was well. At the second one, she changes somethings and tried to listen to the Holy Spirit, and although it went better ( in her judgement), it was far from what she’d hoped she could do. She prayed about it and consulted and discovered that she hadn’t been trusting it to the Lord, not really. Even though she thought she had.
Then she found this quote which gave her a lot of peace.
Mk 4: 40 “He said to them, “”Why are you afraid? Have you no Faith?””
She intends to prepare for the third meeting in a more relaxed way, with Jesus, relying on Him more, trusting Him more and leaving the result up to Him. It is enough that she is working for Him. She doesn’t need to see results. She is going to “get out of the way, so God can enter…”
Let us place our reliance on God and leave every outcome up to Him.
