April 15, 2013 started like any other day. The sun rose and on the East Coast all the energy and excitement was focused in beautiful Boston for the the Boston Marathon. 79 countries were represented at this race, thousands of runners and spectators filled the streets. In Oregon it was a peaceful morning like any other and as the day went on a little town was shaken by two men setting off homemade bombs. Then yesterday evening the town of Waco, Texas was shaken by an explosion at a local fertilizer factory that left this town in devastation.
So why do I mention all of these things? Simply this. On Monday as I sat in the last five minutes of my class and heard about the bombings in Boston a sudden fear swept over me. As the reports came in and it was believe to be a terrorist attack my fear grew. Was it right for me to be afraid? At the beginning yes, fear is completely natural. To allow my fear to grow as much as it did though showed me once again that I am a human and I don't trust my God as much as I need to.
As scary as things are in America right now I need to constantly remember that my God is always in control. None of these events took Him by surprise at all. My constant prayer is that my trust and faith in Christ is always stronger than my fear of things that could happen, but have not yet happened. Trusting isn't easy, but it is right.
So, these are just my thoughts on what I have been learning the past few days in light of all of the events happening in our country. We need to pray for our country on a daily basis. So, I will pray and Keep Calm and Trust My God!
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