In the Psalms of His Hands

Today's headlines seemingly bombard us with nothing but bad news.

War is an ever present reality.

So is the threat of terrorism.

Not to be outdone, disease now appears to demand its share of today's news stories.

What are we to do?

We could refuse to pick up a newspaper or a magazine.

We could refuse to turn on the television, the radio and the computer.

But living in denial is not a solution.

These issues will not simply go away just by our refusing to acknowledge them.

If anything, denial will only make matters worse.

That is an option I refuse to accept.

What other options do we have?

We could do what some have already chosen to do.

We could build a bunker or some other fortified shelter.

We could then amass a stockpile of food, water, weapons and ammunition there.

Then, if things got bad enough, we could move into that shelter and try to protect our resources from all who would try to take them from us.

But if we were to do that, wouldn't we be forfeiting our humanity?

That, too, is an option I refuse to accept.

Having ruled these two out, what options remain?

One very real option is to live in fear.

If we are not careful we could easily let fear dominate our lives.

We could spend much of our time and energy worrying about things that are not in our control.

Fear, like denial, accomplishes nothing.

What option, if any, could possibly be left?

There is an option and it is the very best option of all.

We can place our trust exactly where it belongs.

The Book of Psalms is an excellent guide for trying times.

We do not need to live in denial because He is there to help us.

Psalm 121:2 (NET) – My help comes from the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth!

We do not need to forfeit our humanity and exchange living for mere survival.

Psalm 36:9 (NET) – For You are the One who gives and sustains life.

Perhaps best of all, we do not have to live in fear.

Psalm 118:6 (NET) – The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?

Sometimes the world's problems can seem overwhelming.

When they do, we always have Someone we can turn to and a place where we can go.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

Look for me at http://faithfulfeetteam.blogspot.com/ on Friday, October 17, 2014.

I’ll be back here on Friday, October 24, 2014