David’s heart to seek the Lord saved his life on more than one occasion. Let’s go to Ziklag​. David and his men were tired after marching back to their hometown. When they arrived they saw it had been ​d​estroyed by fire and no one was around.

1 Samuel 30:6 says, “Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters…”​ Read these next words carefully, “…But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”

We can only imagine how he did that. I think back to the psalms that he wrote. Did he sing to the Lord and honor Him through worship? He had faced King Saul when he was troubled by an evil spirit by playing his harp.

Fear can loom large when we face the impossible. Fear is a tactic of the enemy of our soul. The Bible is full of verses that say, “Fear not…” I love Isaiah 41:10. It says, “Fear not, for I am with you…” He is Ever Present.