As I continue to find verse after verse about fear in the Bible, I am finding several resounding themes among many of the verses.

Do not fear.

I [God] am with you.

God is our refuge in times of trouble.

God is our strength.

(I see everyone of these truths from God’s Word as an arrow I can shoot against fear when it comes to try to take over as I continue to walk this journey in the next few months.)

Today’s verse I found in Nahum.

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him. Nahum 1:7

And this is what I wrote in my journal:

God is so good! His mercies never fail. They are new every morning. It is only a good God who could take a bad thing such as infertility and make good come from it. I honestly cannot say the past year and a half have been “bad”. So much good has already come because I serve a God who is always good!

God is my refuge and because I am His I have a hedge of protection around me. I like to think of God being my refuge like a raincoat protects us from the rain. With God, there is protection. Oh, yes there is still going to be rain. God does not promise me all sunny days. But when the rain falls, God is my “raincoat”. The rain falls all around me, but it cannot penetrate my skin because I am protected by the raincoat.

God cares for those who trust in Him. God is my creator and He planned all my days before one of them was lived. I can trust Him to get me through whatever lies ahead.

Today’s Truth plucked from God’s Word to be used later in the battles ahead: My God is my refuge. He is good and I must trust Him.

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- Elaine