Deut. 31-6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Fear is all around us, trying to close in on us. If you watch the news for any length of time you will be scared and depressed. I am not saying we should bury our heads in the sand and pretend everything is fairy dust and unicorns. We need to be wise and not allow the news to be our emotional navigation. The word of God should guide us, not the media. The word says to not fear for God is with us. We need to stand on that word. It is our guide. We belong to a loving heavenly father that cares about what happens to us. He will not fail us. Take in those five words. HE WILL NOT FAIL US. Say it out loud. Many things in this life will fail us, people will fail us, and family sometimes fails us, but God will never fail us. Even if he doesn’t give us the answers we want when we pray sometimes, it is not a failure on his part. It means he knows best and has answered no. Later down the road we often understand why he said no. Regardless of his answers, he cannot fail. The Bible is full of his promises to us. I like to think of it as a LOVE letter to his bride. It is full of battles won; declarations of his love for us. It shows his character and strength. It shows how he will protect his bride from the evil one. It ends with the total destruction of the evil one and all of his servant. If you find yourself feeling hopeless, remember you belong to a God that cannot fail.

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