“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed that I’m getting more and more afraid of heights. The “heart in your throat” feeling of amusement park rides I used to seek out as a kid, I now avoid at all costs. The thought of dropping off more than the low dive at the pool makes my palms sweat and heart skip a few beats.
The road that leads to my home has several very large cliffs without guardrails. If you were to veer a foot or two off the road in some places, your car would roll several times before coming to rest in the gulley below. (You can ask our 18 year old son how that feels. Thank you God.) When the road is clear , I’ll cross the yellow line into the oncoming traffic lane just to make sure I’m nowhere near the road’s outer edge.
It gets worse. The entire South side of our driveway at home drops almost straight off into a ravine. When our 16 year-old daughter was learning to drive, I would get so nervous that I’d have to walk to the end of the driveway and get in the car when the landscape flattened out.
My brother and son were once turning a trailer with a boat around in the driveway. They lost control, and it rolled right to the edge. Miraculously, the propeller dug into the dirt and stopped it from tumbling 300 feet into the ravine below.
So what scares you? What fears do you have that cause you to feel like you’re drowning in a flood or walking through scorching flames? Isn’t it amazing to know that God is with us when we’re afraid? He promises to walk with us through the most difficult times in our lives; when the waters rise or the flames shoot up around us. God is with you when conflicts arise, when disagreements escalate, when the job is lost, a friend’s words betray, or a loved one gets sick.
God is still a God of miracles. You can ask Him to perform some in your life. Like Daniel’s friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who were thrown into a fiery furnace when they refused to bow down to a false god. God showed up, and they exited the blazing furnace unscathed. Not even a hair on their heads was singed. (Daniel 3:27)
God may not always remove the fire, but He will always be available when we call out to Him. That’s sure worth being thankful for.
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