When you watch the news and hear about all the terrible stuff happening, does it freak you out at all? Does something like a plane crash make you declare, "We are never flying again," and then a car pile up makes you decide that you and your family are never leaving the house again?
When life gets scary, it is easier to put your trust in the physical things around you. This isn't a new problem, one that's only associated with our day and age, but a problem as old as time.
"The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue." Psalm 33:17
King David addressed this problem several times in his psalms. He had seen his fair share of battles and bad things, and he knew that the things on this earth wouldn't save him. He compared this to putting his trust in a war horse. The war horse couldn't save him in his lowest hour, nor could it rescue him.
"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." Psalm 20:7
David knew that the things associated with victory and safety in his day would never save him. They would never give him comfort and peace. They would never rescue him. David knew that he needed to trust in God. He knew that only God would fill him when life was scary, crazy, and hard.
Practical application: when those things start to suffocate you, start praying! Pray in the spirit, pray out loud, pray against the things that would frighten you. Declare the goodness of God. Claim His peace. Pray.
Sounds kind of like one of David's psalms.
---Joy
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