I have met people who are crushed by anxiety. They think everything is on their shoulders and they can’t rely on anyone else.
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Does it sometimes seem that no one can possibly understand just how you feel? No one knows how much you hurt, how lonely you are, or how difficult life is.
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Which of us is immune from the hopelessness we feel in unemployment, the anguish of a fragmented family, the crushing pain that comes from losing a loved one, or any of the thousands of other problems we have?
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What is your greatest fear? 2 Timothy 1:7 says that God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-discipline. We know He has given us peace, but sometimes we feel far from peaceful.
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Imagine standing in a garden – not just any garden, the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. The Lord isn’t there for a leisurely walk with the first couple in the cool of the evening.
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Are you afraid of being abandoned? I think every human being struggles with that thought. What if the people who love me the most rejected me and left me?
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I grew up in a terrific Christian home with parents who loved God and loved me. Even though I was taught well, I took off on a tangent, leaving the church behind.
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Are you afraid of being out of control? I hate being out of control. And, you know, recent circumstances in our world have left many of us feeling out of control.
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Many of us fear abandonment. In the Bible, we read of a woman named Mary who felt abandoned by Jesus.
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A believer in Christ was sitting next to an elderly man on the bus. He struck up a conversation with the older gentleman and eventually asked him if he was a Christian. “No!” the man replied. “I have had a negative experience with Christians. They treated me badly.” Perplexed the Christian asked, “But sir, has Jesus Christ treated you badly?” “Certainly not,” the old man replied. Then he realized that he had no quarrel with God; it was men who had let him down.
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Are you afraid of not being enough? There’s a famous chapter in the Bible – Proverbs 31 – which describes the ideal woman. As I read through it I think, “Well, I’ll never be like that.” I end up feeling discouraged, and full of self-criticism.
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We have all felt the pain of a broken promise. It really hurts to be let down, especially by the people we love. I have felt that pain. I have also felt the terrible remorse and regret of being the one who broke a promise.
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Once when the disciples of Jesus were out at sea in the middle of a storm, Jesus came to them, walking on the water. He said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Shortly after that, as Jesus got into the boat, the wind died down. But it was while the storm was raging that Jesus told them not to be afraid. Why? Because He was with them.
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I love to read the stories in the Bible, of Jesus dealing with women who were hurting. There was a woman who was full of demons, a woman who had five husbands, a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years, a woman who had been accused of adultery, a woman grieving her brother, a woman grieving her only son. Jesus dealt with each one with compassion.
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If Jesus came walking down your street would you recognize Him?
The Bible, in Isaiah 53, says: “There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look. He was looked down on and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand.”
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Are you afraid of not being enough? I really struggle with that in full disclosure to you amazing friends out there.
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Hope is a common word. We use it often. “I hope it doesn’t rain.” “I hope this cake turns out okay.” We use it for important things as well: “I hope my son gets the job.” “I hope the cancer goes away.”
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When Jesus was here on the earth, He did many miracles. Lots of people wanted to get close to Him only because of what He could do for them. They were not as interested in who He was, or how they could give God glory – but were hungry for the bread He multiplied and the healing that came from His touch. But we learn a lot about who Jesus is through what He did.
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Jay loved hanging out with his dad. They would go to the bar in the evening to talk and drink. But one night Jay drank a few too many beers. As he drove home, going too fast, he hit a train. His dad was killed instantly.
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Real love is hard to define and hard to recognize; often we accept counterfeits. Some people think they can identify love by the strong emotion they feel. I don’t agree with that. If I loved only when I felt like it, I would not love often.
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