“In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, your comforts cheer and delight my soul!” (Psalm 94:19)
Time and again in everyday life we are bombarded with negative information, which easily create anxious thoughts that push our souls’ toward restlessness and fear. Furthermore, there are many legitimate “crosses to bear” in this world, such as challenges with: children, family members, friends, enemies, finances, health issues, education, jobs, finding the right partner, making decisions, meeting deadlines, natural disasters, staying safe-and the list can go on and on.
If we, as God children, could only understand that it is God’s will to cheer and delight our souls’, as we step forward in the challenging times; we would instantly cast ourselves into the arms of Jesus who extended His arms on the cross that He might embrace us. Jesus will never deceive you: He will only give you a greater abundance of grace, and mercy than you ever have hoped for.
Only our wonderful Lord has the ability to bring good out of anxiety and fear! When we are afraid or anxious it causes us to intently look to Jesus in a bigger way to find relief and answers to our dilemmas. God will use the pain of anxiety sent from the Enemy with evil intentions, to enlarge the love between Himself and His children. This growing love relationship between the Lord and His children is a powerful force, which will defeat and push back anxiety and fear. Remember the scripture states, “Perfect love cast out fear”-Jesus is perfect love!
It is not God’s will for us to stay in a state of anxiety. He longs to transport us to a spiritual place where we can be consoled, soothed, and comforted by the knowledge and reality of His steadfast faithfulness and unconditional love. There is no delight on earth that can compare with the comfort of God’s love and the joy and pleasure He provides to cheer and delight our souls!