Just months ago, when my mom was dying, I was the only one with her—a few thousand miles from my home—for the first three days of her last week of life. If I didn’t know God was good and His timing is perfect and nothing takes Him by surprise, I would’ve been an emotional wreck. Yet God was faithful in providing His peace, the assurance that He was taking care of every detail, and the tender way He took her home in His perfect timing. Scripture tells us, “all His ways are perfect” (Psalm 18:30), and when we really believe that, we don’t have to succumb to panic and anxiety by fearing the worst. Who He is makes all the difference in life and in death.
Can you trust the fact that God is good, all His ways are perfect, and nothing touches you or your loved ones that hasn’t first passed through His loving hands? And 1 John 4:8 tells us: “perfect love drives out fear.” When we realize God loves us perfectly, we will trust Him immensely, and where there is absolute trust, there is no room for fear. Love Him completely, and He’ll dissolve your anxiety with His peace.
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