Fear of What If
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, (Psalm 64:1-3 ESV ) Don't read those verses too fast. On the surface it looks like David is asking for God to save him from his enemies. But if you look closely, he's asking God to keep him from the fear (dread) of his enemies. He's asking God to spare him from what his enemies threaten against him. What a great prayer to pray! How often we let the fear of things and people dictate what we do when we may never even face them in reality. I read somewhere that 80% of what we worry about never happens. That's the dread of our enemies, the fear of what someone or something may do to us. David sets a great example for us, showing us to pray for a mind that is not held captive by what negative thing may happen. A mind in perfect peace. We cannot and mu...