What drives you: FEAR or FAITH?

Let your FAITH be bigger than your fear.

We live in a crazy world. It's fallen - that's perfectly clear. These days, we face calamities, tragedies, pestilences and economic chaos - everyday. Yes, everyday the headlines are filled with craziness. They're used to grab your attention, suck you into the show, story or program then leave you to deal with the news.

Just this morning, in his weekly radio address, the President of the United States spoke to the American people about the recent Ebola epidemic that found its way into our country, some of the symptoms and its effects. Here's what he had this to say about Ebola:

"And we have to be guided by the science—we have to be guided by the facts, not fear. "

Remarks of President Barack Obama

Weekly Address

The White House

October 25, 2014

The President is absolutely right. We do need to know the facts and not let fear guide us. The facts on an eternal scale & are simple: we live in a fallen world and it's inhabited by fallen people. Sin is everywhere yet Jesus overcame this world. We have an opportunity to take hold of eternity with Him rather than die with no hope.

So while we have to learn about another new pestilence/disease and how to prevent ourselves from catching it, we really need to be focused on eternity. Will we distance ourselves from people and become hermits? Will we begin to withdrawal ourselves from being personable at the risk of catching something new? How can we let our light shine even stronger into a darker world?

I specifically ask these questions of myself because I've heard stories how missionaries are dealing with this in Africa - not being able to share the gospel the same way they did just last year. The human touch is such a powerful tool to show love to other people. When you can come alongside someone to minister to them, it breaks barriers because they see the love of Christ in you as His hands & feet. Yet this new outbreak is changing that. And it may have a similar impact here at home - in the US.


The Ebola epidemic is just part of a greater list of the effects of sin. I certainly hope people will think more about their mortality in light of the Gospel and eternity. I pray we will not let fear drive us. Rather, let us be people of faith. Let us be motivated by the cross and put our feet in motion.

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

2 Timothy 1:7