I have been struggling with great doses of fear since we moved... it's the same as worry really - totally irrational and horribly gripping. It really does make ones heart downcast. This morning we opened our little daily reading devotional book at breakfast and I was really struck by the reading, so I'm going to share it here.
"Trust in the Lord" Psalm 37:3
'The weather was very cold, and the ice on the river was frozen clear down to the bottom. A man came walking down to the river. He wanted to cross where there was no bridge. "I wonder if this ice will hold me?" he said.
For a long time he looked at it and thought it would, but he wasn't sure. Then he said to himself, "If I crawl over, it won't break so easily." So he crawled over the ice on his stomach. The ice held him, but he was worried all the while.
On the other side the man saw a big truck coming down to the river. Without stopping, the truck drove on the ice and over the river. In the truck was a little boy riding along with his father. The boy never worried a bit that the ice would break. He was whistling a happy song all the while.
Which one was safer on the ice, the happy little boy or the scared little man? They were both safe. But there was a great difference between them. The boy who trusted his father was safe and happy. The man who did not trust the ice was safe but worried.
Some Christians are like the boy; others are like the man. Some trust that God will bring them across the way to heaven. They are happy with God and do not worry. Others are worried that they will lose their faith or that their faith isn't strong enough. So they crawl when they could ride and whistle.
You have Jesus, your Saviour, with you every day. So trust Him. Be happy. Don't worry. Don't crawl. Ask Him to take care of you on your way to heaven. Then trust Him to get you there safely.
The Bible says, "You are kept by the power of God." (1 Peter 1:5). So do what the psalm writer said, "Trust in the Lord." Then you'll feel like whistling.'
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