Fear or Faith

Fear keeps driving the world in a negative, downward direction. It's contagious and making even believers afraid of the future. Will I have a job next week? Will I be able to give next month? When will I become one of the layoff statistics? For times like this, faith is the only antidote. We have to trust that the Lord will give us our daily bread and more. We have to relax in God's identity as "Jehovah Jireh", the one who will provide in even the most desperate circumstances. What is faith for, if not for a time like this! As Christians this is an opportune time to let our neighbours and colleagues see what it means to trust in God and to give all of our cares, worries and fears over to him. Rooseveld was right when he said, "The only thing to fear is fear itself." And the apostle Paul had it even more right when he said, "The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything."