(By Caroline Naoroji)

I was blessed with my 1st son, David, now 6 years old; he is a wonderful boy. He

listens to me and obeys me, whatever I teach him he never forgets, and he

holds onto it like a treasure. So I felt impressed in my heart that I needed to

speak with him more about the Lord, so that he can always have the fear of

the Lord and the love of the Lord in him. When he was about three he use to

 be very scared of lightning, so I told him not to be afraid and that Jesus is

in his heart, and that whenever he was afraid all he had to do was touch his

heart with his hand and say "Jesus I love you and thank you for being with

me." Ever since then, whenever David was scared I saw him touch his

heart with his hand and then smile.

Last month I was going through a lot of turmoil -- my husband had been laid

off from his job for 5 months, we were getting financially drained, and I was

totally confused and overwhelmed. So I put both of my two boys (I have a

6- month-old boy also) to bed and went into the living room, and was waiting

for my husband who had gone to the store. I was feeling lonely and I just started

crying my eyes out. Then I heard the bedroom door opening and I saw David

 walking towards me. I immediately wiped my tears and smiled at him. He knew

something was wrong as he walked up to me and said, "Mommy are you alright?

Are you afraid of something?" I said, "yes honey mommy is a little afraid."

Immediately he took my right hand and placed it on my heart and said, "Jesus

is with you mommy, He is always with you, don't be afraid, He will take care

of you mommy, and I will take care of you too."

When I heard him tears of joy just flooded my face. I hugged him, and then I

looked upward to Heaven and said, "Father forgive me, for I was NOT looking

at my blessings, joy, and your security, but instead I was looking at the storm.

Thank you Lord for being there for me."

Jesus is always with you and He will take care of you. Next time you are afraid,

 just place your hand on your heart and you will immediately know that Jesus is there

for you. Remember Isaiah 43:5, where the Lord says: "Do not be afraid, for I am with you . . ."