ANXIOUS THOUGHTS MEANDER ABOUT AND crisscross in your brain, but trusting Me brings you directly into My Presence.
Dear Jesus, Our thoughts do meander quite a bit, and they get tangled up with various thought fragments. It takes a lot of effort for us to think straight, especially when we are anxious. Sometimes when we are feeling frazzled we say out loud or in a whisper, "We trust You, Jesus." This calms us down and helps us to think more clearly.
Beloved, you have found an excellent way to calm yourself. That short statement switches your focus from you and your worries to Me and My boundless resources. Your affirmation of trust helps you remember that I am taking care of you, it also draws you close to Me. As you commune with Me face to Face, you are free to express all your concerns. Some worries will evaporate as soon as you look at them in the strong Light of My Presence.
Other concerns remain, but you feel less anxious about them. Trusting Me to help you deal with those problems encourages you and gives you hope.
Remember that I am your Refuge: an unshakable fortress. Demonstrate your trust by pouring out your heart to Me - expressing all the feelings welling up inside you. I am your ever present Helper: in good times, in bad times, at all times. Your soul finds rest in Me alone.
- Jesus
(Dear Jesus / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Psalm 56:3; Jeremiah 29:12; Psalm 46:1 and
Psalm 62:5-8
"When I am afraid, I will trust in you"
ReplyDelete(Psalm 56:3 / New International Version)
"Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you"
(Jeremiah 29:12 / New King James Version)
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble"
(Psalm 46:1 / New International Version)
"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone, my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God, he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge"
(Psalm 62:5-8 / New International Version)