Untouched

Proverbs 19 says this, “The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.”

You want to know how to rest contently? Fear the Lord.  This type of fear is not the kind where we hide in a closet when He is near, because we’re afraid He’s going to hurt us.  This kind of fear is the reverent holy awe of the awesome God of the universe who sent his only Son to die for us – and we stand in amazement, with trembling lips as we offer praise to this amazing King who loves us so. 

When we have that kind of reverent, holy, fear…then we rest content.

Not only that, but the end of the verse says we are untouched by trouble.  Trouble might surround us, it might surface in the morning and stare at us until night…but we don’t have to be touched by it.

Have you ever been through a difficult time in life and you came out of the dark tunnel, but now you’re afraid of everything that reminds you of the time you were in the darkness?  That’s what it’s like to be touched by trouble.  You’re forever afraid.

We don’t have to live like that.  When we stand in awe of God, we learn to rest content, then the darkness of trouble is just a tunnel – where we might scream and hear our voice echo against the closed in walls – but when we surface to the light again all fear is gone.  And we finish the ride untouched by the darkness, drawn toward the light.