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How to Nurture Faith Found in Fear
God is so much more than a quick fix for cosmic anxiety
Everyone has heard the phrase, there are no atheists in foxholes. The world is in a foxhole right now. Under siege from one of history’s more insipid foes, pestilence. People are isolated, they are scared, they are holed up in their homes begging for things to go back to normal. Everyone is in their own little foxhole and everyone has turned back to religion to try and help them through it.
In moments of great upheaval and fear, it is natural to turn to religion to try and find some purpose, comfort and strength. Call on the name of the Lord and you shall be saved. But if you find that you are only calling on the name of the Lord in times of trouble, and not in times of gladness and plenty, you might have a foxhole faith.
God is eternal, unchanging and steadfast. Whether you call on Him in times of trouble or not at all, He is there waiting for your cry. Being that atheist who only turns to faith when they are in times of need turns the God of the universe into a potent spiritual Xanax and nothing more. This cheapens both God and yourself.
