Alright can we be honest with one another? Sometimes life is scary. Sometimes the circumstances that surround us lead us to doubting. Going on a 9 month mission trip away from family and friends and raising $16,600 scares me. I’d be lying if I said that I don’t have any fears about next year. But while I have been pressing into the Father with all of my fears, I’ve found myself comforted by this one Truth . . . BUT GOD. I’ve seen this Truth many times scattered throughout Scripture, but lately it has hit me hard. During a time when it would be easy to be covered in fear, to hide in a corner with anxiety, or to put on a fake brave face and say “I’m fine”, I am instead choosing to turn, and to run to my Father, and to say “But God”.
The statement “But God” doesn’t mean that I am ignoring my fear, it means I have bold confidence that Jesus has ALREADY conquered my fear. I could be fearful . . . But God is all-powerful and He is on my side. I could allow my anxiety to control me . . . But God says that He is in control, and He is working all things out for His glory. I could be controlled by worry about fundraising . . . But God is faithful and the ultimate provider. “But God” is a trust in who God is. I can proclaim “But God”, because I know with full assurance that my God is faithful, merciful, powerful, mighty, the ultimate provider, and a good Father.
Genesis 50:20
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
Psalm 49:15
But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
I will choose to proclaim “But God” over my fear, because I know with full assurance who my God is.
