{"id":4100,"date":"2025-09-15T07:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2025-09-15T00:31:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:31:22","slug":"when-life-gets-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/when-life-gets-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"When Life Gets Scary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Monday, September 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When Life Gets Scary <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. <strong>Psalm 23:4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Life is scary. Whether it\u2019s the unknowns ahead, the challenges we face, or the overwhelming fear that creeps in, we\u2019ve all felt moments when we\u2019re walking through the &#8220;valley of the shadow of death.&#8221; It\u2019s that deep, dark place where fear thrives, where we can\u2019t see the path ahead, and every step feels uncertain. Whether it\u2019s a health crisis, a financial burden, a broken relationship, or a career setback, fear can cloud our hearts. But in the midst of those shadows, Psalm 23:4 shines as a beacon of peace.<\/p>\n<p>David, a man who had faced countless dangers, both literal and emotional, wrote these words from a place of deep trust in God. He knew fear intimately, and yet, he boldly declared, \u201cI will fear no evil.\u201d How? Because, as he says, \u201cYou are with me.\u201d God\u2019s presence, His closeness, is the antidote to fear. The valley may be dark, but we are not alone.<\/p>\n<p>The key to conquering fear is the presence of God. Today, I invite you to take hold of the presence of God in your life and understand that if God is with you and for you, who can be against you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>:<em> Lord, thank You for Your constant presence in my life. When the shadows grow long and the path seems unclear, remind me that You are with me. Amen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, September 15 When Life Gets Scary Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Life is scary. Whether it\u2019s the unknowns ahead, the challenges we face, or the overwhelming fear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4101,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100\/revisions\/4101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}