What do you know?

There is so much uncertainty in this world today. There are so many things we just don’t know.

We don’t know what the future holds. We don’t know whether we’ll have that job tomorrow. We don’t know whether our good health will stay with us day after day. We don’t know whether our country will make laws that change life as we know it. We don’t know who will come into our lives, and who will go out of them.

We live in difficult days and turbulent times. The not knowing if often hard. The fear of the future and what it holds can become debilitating. We can find ourselves spiralling into a never-ending whirlpool of anxiety. We can give in to fear, anxiety and depression, or we can choose to fight back. We can fight back with what we do know!

Do you realise that you can fight back against fear and anxiety? You don’t have to be ruled by fear.

One of the ways you can fight back is by focusing on what you do know.

We know that God is always good.

We know that God is just.

We know that God is merciful.

We know that God is gracious and kind.

We know that God is holy.

We know that God is always in control.

We know that God loves us with an unconditional love and will never leave us or forsake us.

We know that he will work things for our good if we love, trust and obey him.

We know he has prepared a home in heaven for us.

We know that God cannot lie and that he will never change.

There are so many things we know about God and so many things we are still learning about God. If we can train ourselves to focus on the things we do know, we will be able to change the way we think, which will, in turn, decrease the level of fear and anxiety in our lives.

When we hold on tight to the things we do know, it helps us not to drown in overwhelming despair because of what we don’t know.

When you learn about God’s character and you choose to dwell on what you know of him, you can throw it back in the devil’s face.

When the devil comes and whispers lies in your ear, lies about your identity, lies about your eternal security, you can shout back at him with the truth you know.

You don’t need to be bound by the unknown, you can be set free by the known!

Work on getting better acquainted with God. Study his Word. Spend time in prayer. Fellowship with other believers and encourage one another. Share what you know about God with people you meet.

The more you learn about God, the more you will know about him and the more you share about him, the more you will fill your mind with the right things and the good things that will help you when those negative thoughts come crowding in, threatening to pull you down and under.

Build up your ammunition stores. We’re in a battle. Put your armour on.

Ephesians 6:11-13 - Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

 

FOCUS ON WHAT YOU DO KNOW, NOT ON WHAT YOU DON’T!

TRUST GOD!