Fear of the Future
I struggle with the fear of what is to come and going to happen to the world in the future. How will it affect our lives and most of all the life of my children?
Maybe I have just watched too many sci-fi movies but I seem to fear that a world ruled by a communist organisation is coming. Most or almost all sci-fi movies is about a rebel group fighting a one-world organisation that has full control of the people who are poor and struggling to survive, with many of the same restrictions that we have been experiencing lately.
When I hear of a new variant such as the omicron I am bombarded with thoughts of restrictions and curfew which in the past have done great damage to my business and income. I don’t know if my business will survive another lockdown. The injection does not seem to be as effective as first advertised and now even less against the new variant yet the world leaders are calling for more injection efforts this scares me even more. In the same interview, the export would say that they are not sure as to how effective immunisation will be against the new variant but will advise getting injected, that does not make any sense.
As a believer, I have read and heard a lot about the end-time prophecies in the Bible and I can see how we are headed in that direction and how accurate the Bible is. This however scares me even more. Now I ask how is a Christian to deal with this situation, a father, how am I to deal with this and why do I fear? I ask myself if there is a lie behind this fear since in most of my fears I believe some kind of lie or untruth that is causing the fear.
I need to go to the place where I can find peace
That place is in my quiet time with the Lord, where I will find peace and the answer to my fear and be free from the hold of fear. God said 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
I also realised that I have not done so in a while, I have been missing and desiring to go to the Lord Jesus and that is is probably the exact reason that I am engaged with fear. Scripture teaches that 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 I also know that fear is the opposite of faith. So why then haven’t I been in a quiet place and prayed to the Lord in secret? 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [a]openly. Matthew 6:6 and the answer is in scripture as well. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
The moment I start to focus more on what the media is saying and what is going on in the world I start to lose focus on Christ. Many years ago I was obsessed with the end time the Illuminati and all kinds of conspiracy theories until I realised this was diverting my attention to the wrong place and in some cases, it was making me negative and even worse I no longer wanted to do anything since what is the use the world will end anyway. This is when I realised I need to focus on scripture alone; 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105
These day’s I try to avoid the media it’s 99% negative and scary yet somehow some times this scary negative news finds my ear and if I have not been recharging my shield batteries with scripture it does damages to me and fear has its foot in the door. I have tried to avoid negative scary media but this is just not 100% possible I have a better chance at focusing on God and upgrading my armour Ephesians 6:10-20.
