Be Not Afraid

If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.

If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all.

Be not afraid, I go before you always,
Come follow Me, and I will give you rest.
~ Be Not Afraid

This is part of the song that my home choir sang last Sunday in church. It is a song that has a good message behind it. School started back up for me yesterday and I am getting back into the swing of things. With school just starting up I have been worrying and afraid of things that are supposed to take place this semester. Almost everyday for about the past week I have had new worries enter my mind and I then think about all the other worries I have and it just really gets me worked up and I become afraid of the things that I am worrying about. When I hear this song and think about it and many other songs I get a sense of relief and a good reminder that we shouldn't be afraid.

No matter what our worries are in life we shouldn't be afraid because as the song says, "I go before you always, come follow Me and I will give you rest." Those words are what stick out to me most and are the part that I continue to go back to. God has already created what is going to happen tomorrow and in many days to come. Those days that are yet to happen in our lives have already happened in His. He wants us to follow Him and He will give us rest. We don't need to worry about the things that are going to happen because He has a great plan for us and we can just relax and live the life that He has planned for us. Whatever it is that has us worried, God is already there at that moment waiting for us so that He can help us through those tough moments.

Remember that God is going ahead of you and He will give you rest so there is no need to be afraid.
Justina Marie