What Are You Afraid Of?

End times? Shortages of food, gas, clean water?  Illness? Death?  The wrong people elected to government?  Your kids taking the highway to Hell?

The Lord says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7)

To be blunt, fear is sin. It is.  We are NOT to fear the future!  We are not to worry about storing up supplies and creating an underground shelter in case the worst happens.

Matthew 6: 25-34 says, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

I remember the whole Y2K panic right before the year 2000. It was stupid and pointless,  a complete waste of energy and focus.

Matthew 6:19-21 says, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Your heart cannot be in survival preparation mode and also going about the Father's true business, clearly stated in Matthew 10:7-10, "As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts; take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep."

If the Lord can keep the Israelites alive in the desert for 40 years, feeding them with manna and keeping their clothes intact, He can do the same for you!

The Lord's name is Jehovah jireh, our Provider. That means He PROVIDES, period. I don't care how expensive gas and groceries are. God is bigger than drought, famine, and goverments that restrict and misspend. Satan's tactic is to distract you from your calling and keep you focused on earthly things.   Don't allow yourself to be diverted. PREACH the gospel. HEAL the sick. RAISE the dead. Do NOT allow fear to distract you.  Go be salt and light.