Fear Not Life’s Noises - Martin Wiles

The Lord is my light and my salvation—so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? Psalm 27:1 NLT

I dropped the pans on the floor. A loud scream followed.

When my son was an infant, my wife and I worried that ear infections had affected his hearing. Rather than take him to the pediatrician, we decided to perform a home test. As my wife sat at the kitchen table with him cuddled in her arms, I dropped a heavy pan. His screams reassured us that his hearing was okay.

Humans are born with two innate fears: falling and loud noises. I saw the second in my son; I witnessed the first in one of my grandsons. After he started walking, I noticed he hesitated when approaching a ledge or when he got too close to the edge of a chair or the couch. I didn’t have to say, “Watch out. You’ll fall.” He naturally knew something was different.

I’m sure David was frightened by many things, but he had the sense to know he shouldn’t be. God saved him from lions, bears, enemies, and a jealous king. He lit his path and provided a protective wall.

I may have been born with only two fears, but I’ve accumulated many more: fear of those who can harm me physically, fear of financial failure, fear of relationship demise, fear of not being loved, fear of emotional abuse, fear of unemployment, fear of depleted retirement savings. Yet I’m reminded of what Paul told Timothy: “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 NKJV).

Fears seem to come naturally in our human experience, but if we’re only created with two, they shouldn’t. As with David, experience should teach us to depend on God for salvation and protection. He has saved us from the greatest fear we could ever have: eternity apart from him in payment for our sins. But even if our lives are taken by others, our souls are secure.

We can also depend on God to guard our daily steps. We may incur sicknesses—even life-threatening diseases—but He provides ultimate protection. Since the imperishable part of us is safe in his arms, we can live without fearing the other things that assault us during our life’s journey.

Don’t live with a spirit of fear when God says, “Fear not.”

Father, I thank you for allowing me to live life free of fear. 

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