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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Courageous Trust</span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><i>The Lord is my light and my salvation \'€&#8220; so why should I be");
document.writeln("afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I");
document.writeln("tremble? Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even");
document.writeln("if I am attacked, I will remain confident.<sup>1</sup></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Fear is something that all of us have encountered at one");
document.writeln("time or another, and David was no different. As a young shepherd, David was chosen");
document.writeln("by God to be the king of Israel. King Saul became jealous of David and sought");
document.writeln("to kill him, so David found himself running for his life! After he became king,");
document.writeln("David was consumed by the sin of lust, and took Bathsheba as his wife after having");
document.writeln("her husband Uriah killed. Despite all the heartache and battles David faced,");
document.writeln("his heart for God remained. Psalm 27 was a reminder to him, and all of us, that");
document.writeln("our confidence is in the Lord. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Trusting God, especially in times of fear, takes courage.");
document.writeln("Our feelings can seem overwhelming, and our mind starts to wander when our");
document.writeln("focus drifts from our Protector. The battles we face may be different than those that David experienced,");
document.writeln("but everyday we are fighting temptations and striving not to be consumed by");
document.writeln("this world. Doing the right thing will always come with oppression, but we can");
document.writeln("be sure that when our confidence is in the Lord, our enemies will be defeated! <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Hebrews 4:16 reminds us to \'€œCome boldly to the throne of");
document.writeln("our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to");
document.writeln("help us when we need it most.\'€ Perhaps this is why David was a man after God\'€™s");
document.writeln("own heart, because even when he was afraid or when he failed, he never stopped");
document.writeln("coming back confidently to our gracious God. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Suggested prayer: Dear God, when fear wants to consume me,");
document.writeln("please let me come to you in confidence, like David, knowing that you will give");
document.writeln("me the victory. Help me have courageous trust in you and remain steadfast.");
document.writeln("Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("27:1,3 (<i>NLT</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Today\'€™s Encounter was written by: Crystal B. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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