This world is full of negative circumstances and the opportunity to respond in fear. When fear comes in waves pounding against us, and we find it hard to be thankful in our circumstances we can still have peace, knowing that we have the Lord's help. There is no storm so strong that He cannot calm it. As we fully trust in the Lord, we will find Him both capable and willing to help us through anything that life sends us.

When David wrote Psalm 56, he did not say I will never be afraid. Instead, he said. "When fear comes, I will trust in God." When we rely on the relationship we have with Him, it will produce a barrier to the fear that will force it back into proportion. Rev. Kathy Smith was saved by grace in 1972 and in 1980 she was filled with the Holy Spirit and called to preach. Since that time, she has been ministering God's Word in churches and Women's conferences. God has expanded her ministry to include the written word. She has written six other books: "There is Fire in the Blood," "Meet Me on the Mountain," "I Hear the Rocks Falling," "Wilt Thou Be Made Whole," "I Am Who God Says I Am." And "Starting With Zero" She is licensed and ordained through Independent Assemblies, and now serves as an associate minister at the House of Victory in Cottage Hills IL. She states, "I came to God with nothing, and He gave me everything."