Xenophobic attacks have brought fear into millions of people’s lives in our country.
Fear is not something that affects only foreigners in South Africa. Every one of us faces fear regularly. Some people fear the dark while others fear uncertainty. Many people, from past experiences, fear rejection and betrayal.
Fear can result in illness or addictive behaviour. Psalm 23:4 gives us hope. “I will fear no evil.”
1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.”
David, who wrote much of the book of Psalms, gives us his own experience.
Psalm 34: 4. “I sought the Lord, and he answered me, he delivered me from all my fears.”
There is no magic formula to escape fear. Being human we will have challenges, we will face giants. Being human we will have fear.
If your heart is gripped by fear today, don’t allow it to drag you down – walk closer to God.
I have learnt that I have less fear if I know God is close to me.
It is my prayer that South Africa will walk closer to God so that young and old can live in peace, not fear.
