November 15, fighting words.

Fear not, for I am with you.

Be not dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you.

I will help you.

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 4110.

When I am anxious about some risky new venture or meeting,

I battle unbelief with one of my most oft-used promises, Isaiah 4110.

The day I left for three years to study in Germany, my father called me long distance in New York

and gave me the promise of this verse on the telephone. For three years, I must have quoted it to myself

hundreds of times to get me through periods of tremendous stress.

When the motor of my mind is in neutral, the hum of the gears is the sound of Isaiah 4110.

I love this verse. Of course, it's not the only dagger in the arsenal of my faith. When I am anxious about my ministry being useless and empty,

I fight unbelief with the promise of Isaiah 5511. So shall my word be that goes forth

from my mouth. It shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose and

shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. When I am anxious about being too weak to do my work,

I battle unbelief with the promise of Christ.

My grace is sufficient for you.

My power is made perfect in weakness.

2 Corinthians 12-9

When I am anxious about decisions I have to make about the future, I battle unbelief with the

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