Ironically, as my last post shared, I just preached about the need to overcome fear with faith. It was just announced this week that the company that I work for has been sold. It has caused a major upheaval and has made everyday since long and emotionally stressful. I have staff that are asking me what their futures now look like, if they will still have a job or if they will be downsized as part of the purchase. To say that stress abounds is an understatement.
The interesting thing is that many people have been asking me why I am not stressed about the pending changes. Why I am not concerned that the new owners could do anything and that my livelihood, and that of my family, could be a stake. Shouldn’t I be “freaking out” like everyone else? Shouldn’t I be dealing with insomnia like they are?
I’m not. Frankly put, I’m not. I know that my Redeemer lives and that he is the ultimate wingman! I know that he has my best interest in heart and that he will always keep me safe.
Jeremiah 29:11 says:
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
With a promise like that, how can I be afraid? God Himself, the Creator of the universe has a plan for me. A plan to prosper and not harm me, that gives me hope and a future. That doesn’t say anything about the promise is invalid if . . . or it is only valid if I do . . . I just says that He knows the plans He has for me.
It makes me feel sad for those who don’t believe in Christ, and worse for those who confess to be Christians but their level of trust is so amazingly low that their faith must be struggling.
One day my children will face similar issues. There will be challenges that come their way and problems that they don’t know how to handle. I only hope that I will have set a good enough example of faith that they too will know where to draw their strength from.
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