I Am Trembling Inside

News of late in our country may have you completely defenseless and feeling as though the world is out of control. In the last month, we’ve seen women worshipping in their church be gunned down by a random shooter. We’ve seen the Supreme Court of the United States mandate the acceptance of same-sex marriage in all 50 states. For the Christian, we think the world must be ending and it’s time to do the Chicken Little dance and lose all sight of God on His throne.

How do we deal with this trembling and uncertainty in our lives? One of the verses that sum up what Jesus taught during His ministry on earth is John 16:33, “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” What comforting words! He has overcome the world. That’s every part of the world – from the random shooter to the Supreme Court. He told us we would have trouble – and we do. But, He quickly reminded us in His Word to take heart.

We so often view life as though God has crawled off His throne when He is in control even in those times when we think He is silent. He’s promised never to leave us or abandon us, and even when we think He’s silent and not at work, we need to remember what He did for us. If God were going to abandon us, would He have sent His Son to die for us? God will never leave us and we can trust in His Sovereign Plan. When God is silent, we can remember that His Sovereignty is always on our side.

Paul spoke about this in Romans on how we should respond:
“Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He promised.” – Romans 4:20-21

Most days we can allow trembling to take over and consume us with worry and doubt. Let’s turn our trembling into trusting and set our eyes on the One who will never leave us without a Comforter.

This is a recap of Week Four from the Angela Thomas’ Bible study, Brave. The women of NAOBC recently completed this study and recaps from each of the six weeks will be posted.