I Am Your Refuge And Strength, an ever-present Help in trouble.  Therefore, you don't need to be afraid of anything -- not even cataclysmic circumstances.  The media are increasingly devoted to fear-inducing subject matter:  terrorism, serial killers, environmental catastrophes.  If you focus on such dangers and forget that I am your Refuge in all circumstances, you will become increasingly fearful.  Every day I manifest My grace in countless places and situations, but the media take no notice.  I shower not only blessings but also outright miracles on your planet.  

As you grow closer to Me, I open your eyes to see more and more of My Presence all around you.  Things that most people hardly notice, like shifting shades of sunlight, fill you with heart-bursting Joy.  You have eyes that see and ears that hear, so proclaim My abiding Presence in the world.

Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV)
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah

Proverbs 20:12 (NLT)
12 Ears to hear and eyes to see- both are gifts from the LORD.
     

Psalm 89:15 (NIV)
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.

 

~ Jesus Calling...Enjoying Peace in His Presence, by Sarah Young