“There are many trials, temptations, dangers, and enemies in this fallen world that are bigger and more powerful than me……He rules with perfect wisdom over all the circumstances……In grace, he blesses me with what I need to face what he has decided to put on my plate.

I am never–in anything, anywhere, at any time–by myself.

I never arrive on scene first.

I never step into a situation that exists outside his control.

I never move beyond the reach of his authority.

He is never surprised by where I end up or by what I am facing.

He never leaves me to the limited resources of my own wisdom, strength, and righteousness.

He never grows weary with protecting and providing for me. I do not need to be afraid.

When you forget God’s sovereignty and his grace, you give room in your heart for fear to do its nasty, debilitating work. Pray for grace to remember. Your sovereign Savior loves to hear and to answer.”

From “New Morning Mercies” by Paul David Tripp