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Daily Devotionals & Reflections
In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me.”
Jeremiah 29:12–13 (NLT)
May 15, 2026
When Fear Tries To Take Over
There are moments when fear doesn’t knock politely.
It rushes in.
Fear about the future.
Fear about outcomes.
Fear about things you cannot control.
And if you’re not careful, anxiety will begin speaking louder than faith.
Sometimes the battle is not what’s happening around you—it’s what’s happening inside your mind.
You can know God is faithful and still have moments where fear tries to overwhelm you.
But in those moments, you have a choice:
Will you feed the fear…
or remind yourself who your Father is?
Trusting God is not pretending everything feels easy.
Sometimes trusting God looks like actively dismissing fearful thoughts over and over again because you know they do not come from Him.
It’s saying:
“I will not let fear lead me.”
Even when your emotions are unsettled.
Even when the answer has not come yet.
Even when uncertainty remains.
Because your peace is not supposed to come from having control over everything.
It comes from knowing God already has it covered.
And yes, sometimes that is hard.
Sometimes faith is a daily decision.
A moment-by-moment surrender.
A quiet refusal to let anxiety sit on the throne of your heart.
But God is patient with you in the process.
He is not asking you to never feel fear.
He is asking you to keep bringing your fear back to Him.
So today, when anxious thoughts rise, pause and remind yourself:
“My Father already knows. My Father already sees. My Father is already working.”
And let that truth calm your heart again.
Psalm 94:19 NIV
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.”
What fears have been trying to take over my thoughts lately?
Am I allowing anxiety to speak louder than God’s promises?
What would it look like to actively place my trust back in God today?
As you breathe in, whisper: “Father, I trust You.”
As you breathe out, whisper: “You already have it covered.”
Reflection
Closing Prayer
Lord,
You see every worry, every fear, and every anxious thought that tries to overwhelm me. Help me not to be ruled by fear, but to rest in the truth that You are already ahead of me.
Teach me to surrender my thoughts to You daily and to trust that You are working even when I cannot see it.
Fill my heart with peace that comes from knowing You are in control.
Amen.
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