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As a mom, my imagination can sometimes head to places I’d rather it not go. We can imagine terrible situations that our children could find themselves in. We hear terrifying stories involving other kids, and that can just fuel our mind’s dreadful thoughts. I remember hearing a new mom talk about all the fears she has for her newborns. She was afraid of a car wreck or some other tragedy that would catch her off guard.
I want to share a scripture with you that has kept me grounded and my mind in check when it tries to go to the worst.
Proverbs 3:24-26 –
You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly.
You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,
for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
I can go to bed without fear of the unknown because the Lord is my security. I sleep soundly without worrying about what could happen because my confidence is in the Lord.
My favorite part – I do not need to fear sudden disaster. A sudden disaster is something horrible that I wasn’t expecting. It comes suddenly and is terrible. The Bible tells me that I don’t need to be afraid of this because the Lord is firm and strong and I can trust Him to protect me and my family.
The Word says to bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. As soon as my mind begins to wander in the wrong direction about a tragedy that could come upon someone in my family, I cut that baby off. I repeat: Thank you, Lord that I don’t have to be afraid of sudden disaster. I trust the Lord to protect us and I thank Him that I don’t have to fear for my family’s safety because He is our security.
Thank you, Lord for Your amazing promises to me. Thank You that I can lie down and rest in peace only because of You, O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer. You have told me that I don’t have to fear sudden disaster, so I choose to trust You and I thank You for the peace that floods my home because of that. Please help me to bring every thought that contradicts this into the submission of Your Word.