Fear Paralyzes

The War against Terrorism seems to have engendered a climate of fear that grows day by day.  Gone are the carefree times of walking home late at night alone through any parts of the city and arriving at an unlocked door.  Gone are the late arrivals directly to the plane as the attendant holds the door for another second, no screening, no ID. just a floppy ticket in hand. Suspicion, caution, fear catch us at every turn. We imagine, we project, afraid of the "what if's or imagined poverty, real or projected loneliness. Yet the truth is, there is no place for fear with Jesus dwelling in our heart.  Fear should not, cannot coexist where love and faith dwell. If fear is encroaching upon us, paralyzing us, it is time to ask Jesus for healing and the restoration of hope.  Concentrate on the love that fills us, that has sustained us to this moment.  Is that love going to evaporate?
Will God abandon us?  Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd is a good antidote and a good beginning to overcome this fearful state.  Also Matthew 6: 25-34...the lilies of the field.  These will help.
Bro. Rene