Thursday, March 23, 2023

Reflection - Richard DeHaan - How To Handle Fear

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 44, "How To Handle Fear", Page 51.
By Richard DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Author


 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. - Psalm 56:3
PHOTO: When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. - Psalm 56:3
Read: Psalm 56

Some years ago as I lay in a hospital bed, I overheard two women talking in a waiting room outside my door. Evidently, the husband of one of them was in critical condition. She had been under extreme stress and was greatly concerned about his recovery. She said to her friend: "You know, when you're as worried as I am, you just have to smoke!"

That made me think about how people handle their fears, Some turn to alcohol, others turn to food, and some to busyness. The psalmist gave us a better solution to the problem of fear. He said: "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you" (Psalm 56:3). It's tragic when we turn to something other than the Lord to full the void or cover up the pain we're feeling.

If we have put our faith in God's Son, Jesus Christ, we can have confidence that our heavenly Father sees us in our trials and has promised His protection. In times of distress, we can place our trust in the Lord. He wants us to call on Him so that He can encourage us with His presence and give us His peace.

As you rest in the Lord and rely on Him today, you will be able to say with the psalmist, "When I an afraid, I put my trust in you."

When fear knocks at your door, let faith open it.
 
 
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. - Psalm 56:3
Read: Psalm 56
 

 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. - Psalm 56:3
PHOTO: When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. - Psalm 56:3
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Some years ago as I lay in a hospital bed, I overheard two women talking in a waiting room outside my door. Evidently, the husband of one of them was in critical condition. She had been under extreme stress and was greatly concerned about his recovery. She said to her friend: "You know, when you're as worried as I am, you just have to smoke!"


 Some years ago as I lay in a hospital bed, I overheard two women talking in a waiting room outside my door. Evidently, the husband of one of them was in critical condition.
PHOTO: Some years ago as I lay in a hospital bed, I overheard two women talking in a waiting room outside my door. Evidently, the husband of one of them was in critical condition. She had been under extreme stress and was greatly concerned about his recovery. She said to her friend: "You know, when you're as worried as I am, you just have to smoke!"
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That made me think about how people handle their fears, Some turn to alcohol, others turn to food, and some to busyness. The psalmist gave us a better solution to the problem of fear. He said: "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you" (Psalm 56:3). It's tragic when we turn to something other than the Lord to full the void or cover up the pain we're feeling.


Some turn to alcohol, others turn to food, and some to busyness.
PHOTO: Some turn to alcohol, others turn to food, and some to busyness. The psalmist gave us a better solution to the problem of fear. He said: "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you" (Psalm 56:3). It's tragic when we turn to something other than the Lord to full the void or cover up the pain we're feeling.
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If we have put our faith in God's Son, Jesus Christ, we can have confidence that our heavenly Father sees us in our trials and has promised His protection. In times of distress, we can place our trust in the Lord. He wants us to call on Him so that He can encourage us with His presence and give us His peace.


 If we have put our faith in God's Son, Jesus Christ, we can have confidence that our heavenly Father sees us in our trials and has promised His protection.
PHOTO: If we have put our faith in God's Son, Jesus Christ, we can have confidence that our heavenly Father sees us in our trials and has promised His protection. In times of distress, we can place our trust in the Lord. He wants us to call on Him so that He can encourage us with His presence and give us His peace.
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As you rest in the Lord and rely on Him today, you will be able to say with the psalmist, "When I an afraid, I put my trust in you."


 As you rest in the Lord and rely on Him today, you will be able to say with the psalmist
PHOTO: As you rest in the Lord and rely on Him today, you will be able to say with the psalmist, "When I an afraid, I put my trust in you."
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When fear knocks at your door, let faith open it.

 When fear knocks at your door, let faith open it.
PHOTO: When fear knocks at your door, let faith open it.
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Reflection - Richard DeHaan - How To Handle Fear
Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 44, "How To Handle Fear", Page 51.
By Richard DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Author



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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 44, "How To Handle Fear", Page 51.


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