The Lord is Our Provider

Fear... What a common emotion everyone feels. Just a few days ago I was in the grocery store getting things for dinner, and I saw nearly half of the store items gone. I felt fear starting to creep in, but I immediately rejected it. I recited one particular phrase: the Lord is my provider. I knew from past experience and the Bible that the Lord will always take care of His people.

I battle fear, like everyone. The best way to fight fear is to study God's word. There are many verses on trusting God and not being afraid. When you feel fear, remind yourself to trust the Lord. Philippians 4:6 says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let you're requests be made known to God."

When we remember that God is in control, we can live without fear. A while back, I remember the Holy Spirit saying to me that He was always with me. I know this to be true. Throughout the year I'll receive reminders of His presence. Some reminders would be as simple as a Bible verse coming into my thoughts, where as others are less subtle, and not as common, such as a vision. Mathew 7:7-8 says, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened."

This one day, I was really anxious about a conversation I had with someone. I felt lonely and confused. I cried to the Lord in search for comfort and answers. That night I received a vision of Jesus sitting under a tree. I stood a little ways off in a vibrant green field, and called to him. He turned to me and smiled. Less than a second later, he ran to me and hugged me, like a parent hugs their child. I was told not to be lonely, and he is there with me. I felt an insurmountable peace. My anxiety didn't stand a chance because I stood in the Lord's love.

Jesus said in John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." We have been given peace; we stay standing in this peace by trusting and putting our hope in the Lord.

The Lord is always with us. He is with us where ever we are; we are loved, unconditionally by the Lord. Cast your anxieties, for he cares for you. 

Verse of the Day: 

Psalm 27:1 (KJV), "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?"

Books of Study:

Psalm 23, 27, 28, 36 46, 49; Mathew 6:25-34, 7:7-11

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