And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require
of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to
love Him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy
soul. Deuteronomy, Chapter 10, verse 12.
It seems like there are times where I’m filled with fear.
Often this fear manifests itself in stress. I get stressed about situations in
the lives of people I care about, that are far out of my hands. When I’m filled
with fear or stress, it’s like I’m saying, “God, I love You, but I’m not sure
You’re going to take care of this situation, so I’m going to worry about it.”
Well, I’m often a Stressed-Out
Christian more times than I can remember. Fortunately for me, God shows me
that it is very counterproductive to worry. Not only does it show the
shallowness of my faith, I’ve turned to food to comfort me in times of stress.
That means I’ve turned to a false god [food] to make me feel better, when only
God can do that.
Since
this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my walk
with Christ, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verses.
