WHEN I AM AFRAID

When your worry gets loud, you need to When your worry gets loud, you need to let your worship get louder than your let your worship get louder than your let your worship get louder than your worries. Psalm 56:3, worries. Psalm 56:3, worries. Psalm 56:3, he says, "But when I am afraid." he says, "But when I am afraid." he says, "But when I am afraid." In other words, I'm going to get afraid. In other words, I'm going to get afraid. In other words, I'm going to get afraid. I'm going to have seasons and times I'm going to have seasons and times I'm going to have seasons and times where I feel overwhelmed, discouraged, where I feel overwhelmed, discouraged, where I feel overwhelmed, discouraged, anxious, stressed. How many of y'all get anxious, stressed. How many of y'all get anxious, stressed. How many of y'all get afraid sometimes? Yeah, let's be honest. afraid sometimes? Yeah, let's be honest. afraid sometimes? Yeah, let's be honest. We all You can take the church mask off We all You can take the church mask off We all You can take the church mask off for a moment. You can admit sometimes for a moment. You can admit sometimes for a moment. You can admit sometimes you feel afraid. Being afraid is not a you feel afraid. Being afraid is not a you feel afraid. Being afraid is not a sin. It's what you do with that fear. sin. It's what you do with that fear. sin. It's what you do with that fear. It's if you let that fear dominate you. It's if you let that fear dominate you. It's if you let that fear dominate you. It's if you let that fear stay inside It's if you let that fear stay inside It's if you let that fear stay inside you and drive you to places that lead to you and drive you to places that lead to you and drive you to places that lead to sin. But David said, "When I am afraid, sin. But David said, "When I am afraid, sin. But David said, "When I am afraid, when fear shows up in my life, when I when fear shows up in my life, when I when fear shows up in my life, when I feel anxious and stressed, I will put my feel anxious and stressed, I will put my feel anxious and stressed, I will put my trust in you." The answer, the solution trust in you." The answer, the solution trust in you." The answer, the solution to David's fear was not fixing the to David's fear was not fixing the to David's fear was not fixing the circumstance or fixing the problem, it circumstance or fixing the problem, it circumstance or fixing the problem, it was fixing his trust. was fixing his trust. was fixing his trust. Because here's the key. You may not get Because here's the key. You may not get Because here's the key. You may not get your circumstance changed immediately, your circumstance changed immediately, your circumstance changed immediately, but you can get your attitude changed but you can get your attitude changed but you can get your attitude changed immediately. You can get your heart immediately. You can get your heart immediately. You can get your heart changed. David was saying, "I'm going to changed. David was saying, "I'm going to changed. David was saying, "I'm going to change on the inside before things change on the inside before things change on the inside before things change on the outside. I'm going to I'm change on the outside. I'm going to I'm change on the outside. I'm going to I'm going to dominate this fear instead of going to dominate this fear instead of going to dominate this fear instead of letting fear dominate me by putting my letting fear dominate me by putting my letting fear dominate me by putting my trust in God." And then he says in verse trust in God." And then he says in verse trust in God." And then he says in verse 4, he says, "I praise the Lord for what 4, he says, "I praise the Lord for what 4, he says, "I praise the Lord for what he has promised."

he has promised." he has promised." And this is what David was saying. He And this is what David was saying. He And this is what David was saying. He was saying, "Instead of focusing on the was saying, "Instead of focusing on the was saying, "Instead of focusing on the problem, I'm going to focus on the problem, I'm going to focus on the problem, I'm going to focus on the promise of God. Instead of focusing on promise of God. Instead of focusing on promise of God. Instead of focusing on the problem that's stirring up fear in the problem that's stirring up fear in the problem that's stirring up fear in my life, because what you focus on will my life, because what you focus on will my life, because what you focus on will drive your emotions. And when your drive your emotions. And when your drive your emotions. And when your emotions get loud, you need to let the emotions get loud, you need to let the emotions get loud, you need to let the promises of God get louder than your promises of God get louder than your promises of God get louder than your emotions. emotions. emotions. When your worry gets loud, you need to When your worry gets loud, you need to When your worry gets loud, you need to let your worship get louder than your let your worship get louder than your let your worship get louder than your worries." David was saying, "Instead of worries." David was saying, "Instead of worries." David was saying, "Instead of focusing on what's making me afraid, my focusing on what's making me afraid, my focusing on what's making me afraid, my problems, I'm going to praise God for problems, I'm going to praise God for problems, I'm going to praise God for what he has in my future. I'm going to what he has in my future. I'm going to what he has in my future. I'm going to praise God that he's working all things praise God that he's working all things praise God that he's working all things together for good. I will trust in God." together for good. I will trust in God." together for good. I will trust in God." That's the question is, where's your That's the question is, where's your That's the question is, where's your trust? He says, "Because I trust in God, trust? He says, "Because I trust in God, trust? He says, "Because I trust in God, I will not be afraid. Because I trust in I will not be afraid. Because I trust in I will not be afraid. Because I trust in God, why should I be afraid? What can God, why should I be afraid? What can God, why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?"