Trust In God!
"Preserve me, O God,
for in You I put my trust."
Psalm 16:1
Agoraphobia comes from agora, the Greek word for the
“commercial or civic center of the city,” and phobia, the Greek/
Latin word for “fear.” An agoraphobic is the person who fears
venturing out into public spaces.
They worry about what may
happen—accidents, attacks, animals,
adversaries, and more.
Agoraphobia is a severely limiting
affliction, confining the
sufferer to a life of
fear.
The affliction is not unfounded; our lives are filled with dangers and
misadventures of all sorts. So, what should we do? We can do what
David, psalmist did: He asked God to keep him safe, “Preserve me,
O God,” (Psalm 16:1). He was confident of the boundaries God had
established for his life and that he had a “good inheritance” in store
(Psalm 16:6). It was the same idea as the “hedge” God established
around the life of Job, protecting him from ultimate harm (Job 1:10).
And it makes us think of the angels (“ministering spirits”) sent forth
by God to protect the inheritance of His people (Hebrews
1:14).
Are you in the practice of asking God daily to keep
you safe? Make it a habit. Commit your ways to Him
and He will establish your thoughts (Proverbs 16:3).
"Let us learn to trust
God for who He is."
Elisabeth Elliot
