Fearless Faith

This pin apparently struck a chord with a lot of people.

I pinned the above quote on Pinterest a few weeks ago. I don’t really spend that much time on Pinterest. Quite frankly, it usually frustrates me. I’m not all that creative and I certainly can’t build a house out of wooden pallets, or a coffee table, or even a shelf. That kind of art is simply not my gift.

But, I do sometimes look for ideas for specific projects and I also look for spiritual inspiration there from time to time. I have written about fearless faith before and how Christians are called to live boldly, so “The phrase ‘Do not be afraid’ is written in the Bible 365 times. That’s a daily reminder from God to live everyday being fearless,” was a perfect pin for me.

What I didn’t expect was the amount of re-pins that came from that quote. Almost everyday, I have received a notice from Pinterest that someone else has re-pinned my pin. I laughed it off at first, but then I really began to think about it and pray about it.

What was God trying to show me?

Perhaps it’s that Christians are living in a lot of fear right now for many reasons. We have a presidential election coming up and for many, we feel that there’s no good candidate to represent us and our values. How can we possibly vote for either one?

We have a national debate going on about which sex should use which bathroom. Should people actually be able to choose?

Police officers are being shot in the streets simply for being police officers. Race relations are beginning to look more like they did in the sixties than in the year 2016.

Americans are angry, but we are also afraid. The future of our country seems awfully bleak to many. I suspect that’s why this pin has been so popular.

Realistically, as Christians, what are we to do?

First of all, we need to pray. We need to pray that God will raise up leaders who will seek His will. Then we need to pray for wisdom on who we should vote for. The Bible tells us, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to him.” James 1:5

After much prayer, we have to vote for the candidate who God puts on our hearts and after doing that, we need to pray for that candidate.

If we need some courage, we can seek it from the scripture. We worship the same God who changed the murderous heart of Saul to the Jesus loving, church building heart of Paul.

We need to pray for peace in our country. We need to pray that our young people will stop rebelling against authority as we ourselves seek to try to follow the will of God in our own lives.

We need to remember to put on the entire Armor of God, found in Ephesians 6:10-6:17. We need to remember the words of Jesus in Mark 5:39-40 “He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, ‘Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?'”

The storms are raging right now. There’s not doubt about it, but we have to remember that we worship the God who made the seas and the wind and we are redeemed by the One who can quiet them with a single command.

God is still in control. Do not be afraid.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂