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Don't Worry

  • Ron Brackett
We are living in challenging times!  As this Coronavirus COVID-19 sweeps across the world, its effects are being felt by every nation and potentially every family on earth.  The unimaginable changes that have taken place in our society have left us perplexed and afraid.  We wonder if our family and friends will escape its effects.  We ask how long will it last and when will it be over.

While we realize that Christians will suffer in the same way as everyone around us, we also know that as children of God we have assurances from our Father in Heaven regarding the present times, as well as the future.  The apostle Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, tells us...
 
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7, NKJV)
 
Don't worry.  For anything.  Instead be thankful and ask God to help us, to take care of us, to see us through these uncertain times.  And remember the promise He's given... that God's peace, which is beyond our ability to comprehend, will surround us and protect us from those thoughts of hopelessness and feelings of despair that plague so many others.

We don't know what the future holds, but we do know Who holds the future.  And we have His assurance that He will protect us and provide for us.

So pray big.  Trust God.  And don't worry.