A wolf does not usually go after an entire flock of sheep…nor will any other beast of prey. They will try and key in on one particular potential victim, try to draw it away from the herd and then pounce.

It is this way with so many. In a world where we have so much noise, distraction, social networking and mobility, folks are more isolated than ever. We have so much more to do with our busy lives, yet hardly not a moment of peace! It is uncanny. It is almost as if there is a trap laid for us, at any moment, and many get caught up.

You and I have been through this kind of thing, at one time or another. We would be in a crowd of people and still feel rejection; less than the others there and like that sheep who suddenly got lost in the thicket, while our heads were down on the ground, grazing on or living life.

Christians feel this way, as well as anyone else. I know people who go to larger churches, so they could get lost in the crowd and maybe no one will speak to them. The majority of American churches have 60 or less in attendance, and still there are folks isolated there, as well.

So, we know this happens. The question is, what do we do about it – both for ourselves and others. We need to know how to combat this when the enemy lies to us and tells us that no one cares for or loves us.  Once we have mastered that, we then help someone else.  To start that process, I sought out Psalm 91:2 after much meditation last night. Here are two verses in context, below. They contain a 50 cal. gun against despair which we can fire right now, as I, briefly break it out in part:

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RELYING ON GOD IN ANXIOUS TIMES

“Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions”. This is a quote from the 16th century English businessman Edward Coke.
Let’s look at some definitions:
Certain: free from doubt; destined to happen; absolutely positive; inevitable.
Uncertain: unknown; not confident of; doubtful; indefinite
Variance: a state of difference or disagreement
Contentions: strife; struggling; disharmony; disagreements; disputes

DICHOTOMY

There is a dichotomy between the two views. We have certainty versus the banging cymbals of uncertainty, variance and contentions….and this describes our world today!

We look around and see monster mile-wide long tornadoes completely wiping out entire city blocks of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

We see 5.2 Earthquakes in Oklahoma, with the New Madrid and San Andreas Faults (Midwest and California respectively) ready to go at any time. These faults could cause more loss to people and property than any earthquake around the world so far!

We see untold heavy rains threaten livestock and lives in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as families and friends are scared for their farms.

We see floods gushing through previously untouchable homes and towns, leaving debris in its wake…and more.

Many, including some pretty level-headed people who are somewhat grounded in Biblical truth, scratch their heads and wonder about the Creator allowing this to happen. Even the toughest believers in God gulp and gasp at that terrible wind blowing apart parts of Southern Alabama at NASCAR speed!

We can go on and on with the examples here, but the only way any of these tragedies make any sense is to comprehend some of the Ways of God and why Creation is in an uproar.

Uncertain times demand a comforting word from the Promises of the Creator – the God of the Universe!

YOUR WAYS

When we have a national or large scale tragedy….

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