Trust More Fear Less: Day 1

Trust More Fear Less is a 40-Day Devotional by Max Lucado. This past Sunday everyone in the church building got one. So each day starting today for the next 40 days I will post the devotions for you guys to see, and tell you guys what I got out of it.

Day 1:

But Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don't be afraid," he said, "Take courage. I am here!" Then Peter called to him, "Lord, if it's really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water." "Yes, come," Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.

~Matthew 14:27-29

When fear shapes our lives, safety becomes our god. When safety becomes our god, we worship the risk-free life. Can the safety lover do anything great? Can the risk-averse accomplish noble deeds? For God? For others? No. The fear-filled cannot love deeply. Love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee of return. The fear-filled cannot dream wildly. What if their dreams sputter and fall from the sky? The worship of safety emasculates greatness. No wonder Jesus wages such a war against fear.

My Thoughts:

Being fearless is hard, at least it is for men. In Matthew 14:31 it tells us how even Peter doubted. This is where trust comes in. No matter how secure we may try to make our lives NOTHING is carved in stone, but the word of God.

You can go to college for 12 years to get this huge high paying job, but all that time in college means nothing if no one will hire you. You may spend your whole life saving every little penny you have, but it means nothing if you die before you can spend it.

No one but God knows what tomorrow holds, but we can know one thing for sure, that God has our absolute best interests in heart. It's okay to be scared sometimes, but it's not okay to put our fears before God. Trusting God to the absolute fullest isn't as hard as it seems. Just give your fears to Him and let Him do the rest.