Illness 2

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me.  Your rod and your staff comfort me.   Psalm 23:4

Fear.

Illness strikes fear into the hearts of those who are struggling with it and fear into the hearts of their loved ones around them.  Because what illness does is bring us face to face with the unknown.

Now the fact is, we're surrounded by the unknown with every breath we take, but we don't really come to grips with it until we experience serious illness.  And serious illness sometimes brings us into the valley of the shadow of death, doesn't it?

God Himself wants us to know something very important: We do not walk there alone.  Our loved ones do not walk there alone.  He will never forsake us.  His love for us never ceases or even diminishes.

And because of that, His desire is that we lay our anxieties on Him.  That we trust Him.  That we rest in Him.  His desire for us is clear.

No fear.

What does this verse bring to your mind?