Stirred By The Scriptures

Today is Halloween - a day we associate with scaring people. TV has movies all day long on multiple channels designed to scare us. I heard on the news that we will spend over 5 billion dollars on this day - TALK ABOUT SCARY! Fear is a really strong emotion. It can paralyze people into inaction, it can cause us to make irrational choices and it undermine our trust in God. I have no doubt that God does not want us to live by fear, even when all of life around us seems to be spinning out of control. However, life and its’ uncertainties can leave confidence in short supply. I don’t believe there are any pat answers or sure fire formulas. Overcoming fear with trust in God is a daily challenge and it is met by living one day at a time.