When It's Hard · Fear & Worry
Fear of the Future
For when you feel: what if, uncertainty, afraid of what's coming, dread
Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.
The MinuteHomily
You lie awake walking through tomorrow before it arrives, testing each what if to see which one breaks. Fear of the future is really fear of facing it alone, which is why God answers it with a presence instead of a schedule. Listen to the promises stack up in one verse: "I am with thee... I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee." Notice how the verbs lean forward into will. God is already standing in your tomorrow, and He reports back one thing about it, that He is there. You cannot know the future, but you can know the One who holds it, and He has never once met a tomorrow that surprised Him.
By the MinuteHomily editors
A prayer for this moment
Lord, I can't see around the corner, but You're already there. Replace my "what if" with Your "I will." Amen.
“Let nothing disturb you... God alone suffices.”
St. Teresa of Ávila
Hymns for this moment
“Be Thou My Vision” · trad. Irish hymn
“On Eagle's Wings” · Michael Joncas
One small step
Write tomorrow's biggest fear on paper, then write "I will uphold thee" across it.
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