Hello, everyone! I have not blogged for a while. I’m really glad to be able to blog today. A few years ago, I started a binder of Bible verses organized by subject so that I can find the verses I need when I need them. My struggle with anxiety is real so I have plenty of verses for that. I know we all have things that we feel anxious about or worry about. I just want to share “my list of God’s reasons for not being afraid,” based on several verses from the Bible. This is not an exhaustive list but serves to give me a gentle reminder from time to time that God’s got me and I don’t need to worry about anything.

1. He is with me wherever I go.
2. Jesus gave me His peace.
3. He will never leave me and He will never forsake or reject me.
4. He is my helper.
5. He gives me strength.
6. He holds me up.
7. He is my God.
8. He comforts me.
9. He is my light and my salvation.
10. He is my stronghold (a place of security or survival, per Merriam-Webster Dictionary).
11. He is my refuge and my strength.
12. He is my ever present help in trouble.
13. Tomorrow will worry about itself.
14. If I seek His kingdom and righteousness first, He will give me everything I need.
15. He has not given me a spirit of fear. He has given me a spirit of power, a spirit of love, and a spirit of a well balanced mind.
16. He cares for me.
17. He is my shield and my very great reward.
18. He is my confidence and He will keep me from hidden danger.
19. Worrying only leads to evil.
20. The battle is not mine but God’s battle and he will fight for me.
21. He will keep me from all harm and watch over me as I come and go forever.
22. The righteous live by faith, not by sight.
23. I can trust God to guide me and help me go down the right paths.
24. With God, all things are possible.
25. Jesus is the one who gives me the strength to do everything I need to do.

As I  have spent more time in the Word, I have realized how serious God is about our faith in his promises. He is not a man that he should lie so we can hold on to what he has said in the Word.