Instructions for a Fearful Time

There are many continuous upsetting and disturbing news pieces on the Coronavirus and it is easy for fears to take complete control of our minds. Reading the Bible for strength and guidance in all this is the best thing we can absorb, not the news.

Beginning with the verse to which I was led, Luke 6:46, “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” (NIV) I then asked myself what did He say to do, and went on from there all through Matthew and made a list of pertinent and helpful instructions in the current situation, His instructions.

We have already been given the instruction, yet we forget and don’t do it, and then plead for help although the help is right there in front of us. If we actually do it rather than just read it, it works, and all negativity disappears. Of course, prayers and pleading do help, because when answered, then we are led back to the words of instruction. These are His instructions; this is what He wants us to do and to remember:

Be not afraid, Mat 14:27
Have faith, Mat 21:21
Fear not, Mat 10:31
Be of good comfort, Mat 9:22
Don’t worry about tomorrow, Mat 6:34
Don’t worry about your life, 6:25
Be of good cheer, Mat 9:22
I will give you rest, Mat 11:28
Don’t doubt, Mat, 14:31
Be as little children, Mat 18:3
Love the Lord thy God with heart, soul and mind, Mat 22:37
I am always with you, Mat 28:20

Remember and practice these instructions and you will have no difficulty weathering the storm.

About Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam

Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam has been writing spiritually for thirty years. With undergraduate studies in English and women's studies, she devoted over a decade of research and writing to women’s studies and spirituality. She is now teaching and sharing A Woman's Path to Wholeness Through Biblical Teachings.

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