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Scripture: James 4:13-16: Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.” Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wishes, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil. Abridged: We can experience fear and apprehension only when we have forgotten that God is always with us. Meditation: We can experience fear and apprehension only when we have forgotten that God is always with us. When our courage fails or we feel alone, we have either failed to ask God for strength and guidance, or we are weakened by believing that we can overcome the obstacles causing concern on our own. Human arrogance and flagging faith are found hand-in-hand amid fear, with the former denying the latter control, and thus silencing the whispers of God. In moments when fear and trepidation enter our heart and mind, we would be wise to remember the power of the Holy Spirit, reflect on the image of Christ within us, and ask God to do more for us than we can even imagine. We should never seek to overcome challenges that surpass our abilities, but rather pray for God to intercede on our behalf. When confronted with a mountain of fear, victory will always belong to God. Prayer: Holy God, we give you thanks for the teaching we have received from those you have sent to guide us. There were some whose wisdom was evident to us at the time, and others whose wisdom was hidden until we could understand. We pray to be aware of new things we have yet to learn. Amen Enter password: .