This past week my husband and I were face to face with a defining choice. We were being confronted with scary information meant to sway our choice heavily in one direction. As silly as it sounds, God showed me His will for our choosing.
After feelings of discomfort, I went to an unbiased source for a little research on the matter at hand. I noticed that what was originally being presented to us as fact is really only a hypothesis with very little scientific backing proving its claims. Then I heard His sweet voice remind me of Isaiah 8:11-14, "The Lord spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said: 'Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The Lord Almighty is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread, and he will be a sanctuary;..."
As if this were not enough confirmation, He continued to speak this same truth in my current walk through Colossians. "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ... Do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come, the reality, however, is found in Christ... Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: 'Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!'? These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence." (2:8, 16-17, 20-23)
In today's world, scary sells. Bad grabs our attention. Do not take things as truth just because they seem to make sense with mere human wisdom. Seek God's will and ask Him to show you what to believe. Do not live this day in fear! Fear only God, and He will be your sanctuary.
