A prayer for when you struggle to trust God, written by Betsy DeCruz and read by Kelly

Gibbons.

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is

my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.

Isaiah 12 verse 2.

Sometimes fear and worry get the better of me.

For instance, back in sixth grade, I saw the movie Jaws in living color on the big screen

and for a whole year, I could not get into a swimming pool for fear that Jaws might

get me.

Yes, I realized my illogical fear resulted from an overactive imagination, but any time

I got near water, my heart would start pounding all the same.

What helped me overcome my fear of swimming pools was a little self-talk.

I'd remind myself over and over that there was no way a shark could be in our neighborhood

pool, and I'd stick my foot into the water.

In nothing but it, I'd reassure myself again and go in a little deeper.

The worry you may feel today probably seems more legitimate than my irrational sixth grade

fears, but perhaps a little self-talk based on scripture could help.

When we struggle to trust God with our worries, Isaiah 12 too offers us words to pray to him

and to say to ourselves.

Sometimes we need to preach to ourselves.

I will trust and will not be afraid.

When our faith feels weak, we can do two things.

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