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“The Lord is with me – I am not afraid of anyone.” — Psalm 117:6

Many years ago, a friend told me how she was afraid to cross a street that had several other roads running through it. “I had never seen anything like it; the rules of crossing the street I had been taught didn’t seem effective. I was so scared that I just stood on the street corner, waited for the bus and asked the driver to help me cross the street. It took a long time before I learned how to successfully cross the street as a pedestrian and later as a driver.”

Coping with life’s difficulties is much more difficult than driving through a dangerous traffic junction. We do not know the life circumstances of the author of Psalm 117, but we understand that they were difficult and needed prayer. “I cried out to the Lord in my distress,” exclaimed the psalmist (v. 5). His confidence in God was unequivocal: “The Lord is with me – I am not afraid of anyone… The Lord is among those who help me” (vv. 6-7).

It is not surprising that we are afraid when we have to change jobs, schools or homes. Deteriorating health, problems in relationships and lack of money cause anxiety. However, these difficulties do not mean that God has abandoned us. If it is difficult for us, let us seek His presence in prayer.

What difficulties brought you closer to God? Who can you tell about how He has helped you?

Gracious Father, if I am struggling, please help me to trust You.

Author: Arthur Jackson