When Jesus makes this statement, He gives away a big clue which quite often we overlook. You see we think He's implying you have no reason to fear, which is true, however the clue teaches us that we have control of the fear. He says "LET NOT your heart be troubled..." Meaning that we either LET our hearts be troubled or LET NOT our hearts be troubled. The 'letting' rests on us. We turn it on or off. We let it in our keep it out!
Proverbs 4:23 says "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life." We are the ones gate-keeping our hearts! So what if our heart is troubled? What does that mean? It usually means we are fearful. Fearful of the future. Fearful of the outcome. Maybe you have every NATURAL reason to be fearful...but that's ok...because you serve a SUPERNATURAL God! He hasn't given you a spirit of fear! His promises are yes and amen. His thoughts toward you are good and not evil; to give you a future and hope. Fear in your heart is the choice to believe that what's happening to you in the physical is greater than the promises God has written over your life. Fear is a 'scare-gun'; it makes a lot of noise but has no real impact...unless you let it! Today choose to let not your heart be troubled. Trust, hope and believe in the promises God has for you. Let them into your heart. Praying this thought turns your day around...
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