WE ARE NOT TO HAVE A SPIRIT OF FEAR

It's a well-known fact that people around the world today are AFRAID. Not of Donald Trump necessarily (though of course, some say they are) but cumulatively, because of all the things going on in the world. They can't understand it all, they are having a hard time comprehending what's going on, they cannot see the big picture, and they feel absolutely helpless to stop it.

While perusing some YouTube videos such as this and this, and disseminating information from articles such as these, I like to pay attention to the Comments section, which at times can feature some very insightful thoughts and ideas, and even make you look at a situation in a whole new way (hover or click): 

The Bible tells us that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of hope and of joy. When things get tough, we are told in Luke :  "look up...your redemption draws near." In fact, some say that within the Bible, there are at least 365 times we are told to "fear not." Though I cannot find a definitive list that proves this, here are a couple of sites that give a good starting point to banish our growing fears:

http://www.soulshepherding.org/2005/07/fear-not-31-days-to-freedom-from-fear/

http://musingsofaministerswife.com/ministry/so-how-many-times-is-fear-not-actually-in-the-bible/