Fear

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. ~Psalm 23:4

Have you ever been scared? Have you ever had a genuine fright come over you? Your body seems to just shut down and you are convinced that the worst case scenario is gonna take place. As a kid I use to think about how scared I would be if I was ever caught in a tornado. Just the thought of my house being ripped from the ground and swung up into the air with my family inside was truly frightening. Well There was one Saturday afternoon my dad took me to the mall and since we didnt do so often I was very excited. We looked around at each shop and then at the end of the day we would share a pretzel and a coke. Well on this day that started off without a care in the world suddenly took a dark turn. While we got into the car and proceeded to leave the parking lot I heard the sirens. My worst fear was looking me directly in the face and I wasn't prepared to face it. I looked over at my Dad and he seemed so calm as he reassured me that we would make it home before anything could touch ground. He took my hand in his and we drove home the rest of the way. My dad gave me comfort and it was something that any father would want for there child in fear. You see its the same with God were his children and just like a father he is there in the midst of our greatest fears reassuring us. Whether were walking in the darkest valley or were riding it out through a tornado warning GOD is there. In the book of Mark we read about Christ sleeping on a boat with his disciples around him. The boat rocking gently back and forth soon turned into crashing waves and powerful winds. Such a storm struck the disciples with fear as they ran to Jesus begging him to help them. As he awoke he asked the frightened men why they has so little faith to which after he spoke aloud "peace be still". The boat soon stopped rocking and the sea had calmed leaving the disciples in awe at Christs power. See we are no different form the disciples; we are confronted with fear and we immediately abandon ship. Why do you think Christ asked them why they had such little faith? To many times are we confronted with fear and we forget who is in control. Its not the Tornado, the storm, the cancer, the bills, the.....Its GOD.