Your Refuge

WHEN YOU TRUST IN ME, YOU TAKE REFUGE in Me.

So trusting Me is much more than a matter of your words; it is mainly a matter of your will.

As you go through this day, you will encounter many things that can make you anxious, including some of your thoughts.

If you don't stay alert, anxious feelings can slip into your day without your noticing them.

When this happens, you may wonder why you suddenly start to feel bad.

Usually, you just ignore those feelings.

Or you may try to numb them with food, drink, television, gossip, or other distractions.

How much better it is to "catch" the worry-thoughts before they take hold of you.

That is why I say, "Be on the alert!"

If you are watchful and alert, you can choose to take refuge in Me whenever anxiety comes at you.

A refuge is a place that provides protection or shelter: a safe haven.

It is something you turn to for help, relief, or escape.

I am eager to be your Refuge, and I am with you at all times.

Nonetheless, you must exert your will by turning to Me for help.

Thus, you make Me your refuge, demonstrating your trust in Me.

Blessed—happy, to be envied—is the one who takes refuge in Me.

       - "Jesus Today"

Stay Strong!

"Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." —1 Peter 5: 8 NASB

"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by."
—Psalm 57: 1 NKJV

"O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him."
—Psalm 34: 8 AMP