If you are under a lot of stress, resolve in your heart to spend time in God s word. Read it, study it, meditate upon it, and believe it. God has graciously caused his word to be preserved and passed down through all the centuries and millennia so that we would have it to read and learn and understand. Let s not neglect this wonderful gift he has given us. David determines in his heart that he will not be afraid.
Faith is the opposite of fear.
If we truly trust God, we will realize that nothing can happen to us that God does not allow. Deciding to not be afraid requires that we resolve to trust in God. When we take our eyes off of God and his care for us, then fear will come rushing back in. In the past 10 years hurricanes have devastated portions of the Atlantic coast in the Southeastern part of the United States. The amazing thing is that even though some people have had their property severely damaged or destroyed twice in this period, many of these folks are rebuilding in the same location once again.