Are You Fearful Right Now? Back-to-School Edition

Fear.

Probably the word that captures the heart of people all over the United States (maybe the world). As children begin school, the hearts of parents, teachers, school support staff, and administrators struggle with worry, fear, and anxiety. Whether learning from home or in person in a building, all the caregivers (much more than the students) seem to wait with baited breath as we anticipate something. We do not know what.

Add to that both the normal and abnormal pressures of the past eight months where the world was thrust into a pandemic. The economy was forced shuttered. People wonder if they will make it financially. Health concerns – on top of the normal health concerns. Plus the virus itself. Although some sound cavalier toward the virus, the vast majority of people neither want to suffer with COVID-19 nor accidentally pass it along to others.

Plus the election. A presidential election year is already fraught with pressure as the country takes sides and worldviews compete for power. But this year there is more. Across the nation in key large cities streets fill with rioters, cities burning, innocent people hurt and murdered, and children suffering – even executed while playing outside on a sidewalk. Brownouts, blackouts, and raging fires in northern California. All this going on and a Capital where people are talking about mailboxes and the USPS.

As school starts at home, in school buildings, and some admixture of the two, these are real concerns. Then consider the rest of normal. House, car, rent, and insurance payments. Health issues, Safety issues. Relationship pressures. Friendship woes. Life.

Enter God

Our only hope in this time is God. Consider the following passages:

No one is holy like the Lord,
For there is none besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God. (1 Sam 2:2)

For who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God? (Ps 18:31)

Trust in the Lord forever,
For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength. (Isaiah 26:4)

God is the One we can and must trust. He is the Rock we stand upon. He is faithful.

You can trust Him. Call out to Him. Pray to Him. He will never leave you nor forsake you (Josh 1:5).

Jesus came to earth as a demonstration of His love, compassion, and mercy. He took God’s eternal wrath upon Himself to provide for our sins. He faced all the pressures we face and now offers us help, grace, and mercy (Heb 4:14-16). He continues to love and serve us even now.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

You can trust Him. Call out to Him. Pray to Him. Choose to believe. Be encouraged in Christ.

Truth I’m Standing On by Leanna Crawford

I was recently introduced to this new song by Leanna Crawford. You will profit from listening to this song and reading the lyrics below.

She reminds us of the truth we are standing upon during these times.

Leanna Crawford – Truth I’m Standing On (Official Acoustic Video) ft. Matthew West

Leanna Crawford – Truth I’m Standing On (Official Audio)

Leanna Crawford – Truth I’m Standing On (Official Lyric Video)

Truth I’m Standing On Lyrics

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