GOD IS MY HELPER
So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”
Hebrews 13:6 (NLT)
Unfortunately, I feel like I’m well acquainted with fear. My wife likes to go hiking, and so do I, but she likes to hike up mountains and on the edge of cliffs, and I’m not quite as interested. Once, when we were hiking on a mountain trail, we came to a point where there was a drop-off on both sides, and the trail was getting very narrow. My wife was just skipping along, and I was trying to follow her, but the trail reached a narrow point where my fear of falling froze me in my tracks. I couldn’t take another step. She had to come back to me and walk with me through that narrow passageway to help me get through it. Fear can freeze us and keep us from God’s best for us, especially when we face it alone.
We may not realize we experience fear, but if you evaluate some of your behaviors, you might notice some indicators of underlying fear. Like when we react in anger or frustration, with excessive emotion, or try to control everything and everyone around us.
Overcoming fear comes down to where we place our trust. I believe that if we trust anything or anyone other than the Holy Spirit of God, there will come a day when we either feel fear or show evidence of fear. Do I trust my own power? Or do I trust the power of God?
Most of us tend to trust ourselves first. Consider the notion that God is with you today and that He is your helper to walk with you through everything in front of you today.
APPLICATION: Speak this phrase throughout the day: The Lord is my helper.
PRAYER: Thank you, Father, for being with me and being my Helper today.
“… Our Father in heaven…” Matthew 6:9b (NLT)
- What do You want to say to me today as my Father?
“… may Your name be kept holy.” Matthew 6:9c (NLT)
- What do You want to reveal to me about Your power today?
“May Your Kingdom come soon.” Matthew 6:10a (NLT)
- Help me make Your priorities my priorities today.
“Give us today the food we need,” Matthew 6:11 (NLT)
- Is there anything specific You want me to do with my time or the people I’m around today?
“and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us” Matthew 6:12 (NLT)
- Reveal to me anyone I need to forgive or ask for forgiveness.
“And don’t let us yield to temptation…” Matthew 6:13a (NLT)
- Is there anywhere I’m vulnerable to temptation?