By Lois Hewitt

Yesterday as I scrolled my phone, I started to lose hope.  Violence, lawlessness, hedonism, injustice and unrest were everywhere.

Being able to watch a cute cat video followed by a story from a human trafficking victim is a unique situation that our current times provide.

It is so easy to get sucked into the hate speech.  They hate us, we hate them…all day and night.  This group are idiots but so is that group.  It is never ending and readily available.

I started to feel dread, the kind that lays over you like a heavy blanket. I felt it in every part of my body.  I, for a few moments, felt hopeless.

Then I felt His presence. The One I lean on every day for all sorts of things.  I thought I need to put my fears at His feet.  I need to kneel at the bottom of the cross. None of the situations today are taking Jesus by surprise. He is not taken aback by the nature of humans.

He knew this was coming. Just like He knew the day would come when He would be beaten horribly and nailed to a cross to die an agonizing death.

He also knew that in three days time, victory would be His when He fought death and won. The agony did not replace the victory.

So is the case today.  Evil may seem to be winning. But that is only an illusion. Jesus is coming back and He will set things right again. 

He needs not any help from me.  I just need to leave my fears, my longings and my insecurities at the cross. One might have thought the cross was the end of the story.  Truth is, the story ends in Heavenly glory!

Jesus tells us over and over not to worry. It adds not one thing to our lives. Leave your fears to Him.  He will right every wrong and His children will live in peace with Him for eternity.