DON'T BE AFRAID.

"What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:27-31

God is all mighty, sovereign and completely in control, all the time. He is worthy of our sold out faith.

So, build your faith and do not feed your fear. Everything that touches us, has first, been, "Father filtered." This means, it rains on the just and the unjust, but every drop is measured….every event has a beginning, middle and end…the eternal part of us, is our soul not our body. The greater part of our life is eternal, filled with power, truth and heaven. We are citizens of a heavenly country, headed toward heaven. Evil on earth, is real and is no part of God. Evil is God's enemy. So, it's key we place our fears properly, in Him with reverent trust, mindful awareness, wholehearted love and spending the rest of our earthly days, keeping Him first in every thought, spreading the gospel everywhere to all. One day, earth will be no more. Until then, we grow spiritual muscle and build our faith. He deserves nothing less, and it's what's best for us.

Father knows best. It's just a sin to think we know anything, or do anything, better, than God. It's wrongly placed fear. We walk by faith and not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7….BUILD FAITH in 2016.

God, helps us to follow You more nearly, love You more dearly and hear You more clearly in 2016. Amen.