For we are powerless

against this great horde

     that is coming against us.

We do not know

           what to do,

but our eyes

                are on You.

(These words of truth

    are one of my favorite verses.

We all have hordes

      coming against us.

We all struggle with something.

The very basis

       of changing a situation

       and changing our hearts

                      is realizing:

1. we are powerless

2. we do not know what to do.

God is God and we are not.

     When we trust the LORD,

           not our circumstances

           or own lack of abilities,

  the tectonic plates of the world

                radically shift.

The opposite of paralyzing fear

      is absolute worship.

When we seek God in prayer

     and song and praise,

when we come before Him

     with honestly empty hands,

God changes our hearts

                      and vision.

"Trust Me in this.")

O LORD,

If we look to our surroundings

    and prevailing struggles

    and forecasted storms,

to anything but You,

       we are overwhelmed

                  and rightly so.

We are not in control

    and were never meant to be.

But You are sovereign

    and always have been,

over all,

    what is happening

    and even what might happen.

Help us to realize, O LORD,

  that this fear we insist

           on dragging along with us,

   keeps us from seeing You

              and Your glory in this.

Please help us

        to not miss the wonder of You.