6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
I began a conversation with my grandson, “You know I’m having surgery…” “Then we need to pray,” he responded before I could finish my sentence. I eventually completed my thought and our conversation. But his prompt response should be our response to everything. Good news, bad news, no news…pray.
We can’t expect that response from the residents of the natural world. Their response to everything is fear. That’s just part of the sin nature. That is not the “natural” for the saved. We all were designed to be faithful and fearless. Adam and Eve, when they knew no sin, knew no fear. They knew God intimately and that knowledge produced a complete faith (can we say “trust”) in Him. They lived the lives we were designed for. Then came sin and with it faith vanished and fear was born.
Christ came to restore faith and to banish fear. To those who trust Him fear is unnatural. It still shows up, but it doesn’t have to. We need to train ourselves to respond to everything with prayerful faith and when fear comes instead to recognize it and pray.
Heaven will be like Eden. God will be manifestly present and fear will finally be completely gone. Have faith it will be so.
Be blessed,
Nick
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