A prayer when you need God to quiet your fears, by Betsy de Cruz, read by Leah Martin.

For thus said the Lord God the Holy One of Israel, in returning and rest you shall be saved.

In quietness and in trust shall be your strength, Isaiah 30-15.

When my dentist said I needed a root canal, I'd love to say I trusted God and felt perfect

peace. Instead I started imagining how awful it would be. To make matters worse each time

I mentioned the words root canal to friends or family they responded, oh I've heard

that's terrible. I dreaded it for days and every muscle in my body felt tense when

I walked into the office because I could not envision how God would help me.

So friend what are you worried about today? Maybe you dread the end of the month when your

money runs out? Perhaps you fear your next doctor visitor, worry your child's therapist

won't be able to help? Perhaps you need a reminder to rest in the God who gives you strength.

God knew exactly what I needed to meet my challenge and he knows what you need to.

Good morning when I sat in the dentist chair trying to slow my breathing I opened a prayer

app on my phone and saw this. Oh God you will keep in perfect peace those

minds who are fixed on you. For in returning and rest we shall be saved. In quietness and

trust shall be our strength. Isaiah 26-3 and 30-15. The prayer based on two verses from Isaiah

brought calm to my spirit. My mind had something to focus on rather than fear. Repeating the verses

over and over reassured me of God's presence and helped me through my ordeal. When fears

assault us turning our attention to the Lord saves us. As we quiet our worried thoughts and

verbalize our trust in God he will strengthen us and give us rest. Let's stay our minds on the word of

God rather than allow them to wander down rabbit holes of fear. Mashaire what else I learned with you?

My root canal procedure lasted 40 minutes however I had spent a whole week dreading it. The

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