From
working together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas – and singing to customers – co-founders of The Afters Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua now write and sing great worship songs.
Now on their 6th album, Fear No More, comes a song encouraging peopl
e suf
fering from anxiety and depression to find refuge, peace and comfort in the “all-consuming goodness of God.”
Every anxious thought that steals my breath,
It’s a heavy weight upon my chest.
As I lie awake and wonder what the future will hold,
Help me to remember that You’re in control.
You’re my courage when I worry in the dead of night;
You’re my strength ‘cause I’m not strong enough to win this fight.
You are greater than the battle raging in my mind.
I will trust You, Lord. I will fear no more.
The lyrics are autobiographical of the stru
ggles with anxiety and depression that Josh Havens went through a
s a teenager.
What a gift God has given him of putting his anxious thoughts – his self-talk and his prayers – into music to encourage us all.
Listen to the lyrics and melody of “I Will Fear
No More.”
And be reminded of Philippians 4:6-7, “Be anxious for nothing, but by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving
, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and mind in Christ Jesus.”
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